Episcopal School of Jacksonville has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Providence School Stallions at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Episcopal School of Jacksonville's way against Paxon School For Advanced Studies as Episcopal School of Jacksonville made off with an 11-1 victory.
Alex Miller looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Wil Holland relieved him and did a solid job, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gehrig Severidt, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Carson Magyar, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Providence School gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Trinity Catholic as Providence School made off with a 7-1 victory. The win was nothing new for Providence School as they're now sitting on three straight.
Kyle Powers tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Ryan Walls came in to relieve Powers and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his one inning pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Andrew Johnson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Landon Jones was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a double.
Episcopal School of Jacksonville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Providence School, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Episcopal School of Jacksonville came up short against Providence School when the teams last played back in May of 2022, falling 9-5. Thankfully for Episcopal School of Jacksonville, Brett Dennis (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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