The Belen Jesuit Wolverines will be playing in front of their home fans against the Homestead Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Belen Jesuit had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Braddock. Belen Jesuit has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brandon Degoti put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Degoti was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
In other pitching news, Willy Campo was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk).
Back at the plate, David Del Pino made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Even though they lost, Belen Jesuit didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Homestead was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 15-3 to South Miami.
Belen Jesuit's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Homestead, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Everything went Belen Jesuit's way against Homestead in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Belen Jesuit made off with an 11-1 victory. Does Belen Jesuit have another victory up their sleeve, or will Homestead turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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