St. Joseph Academy is 6-1 against Menendez since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The St. Joseph Academy Flashes will head out on the road to take on the Menendez Falcons at 6:00 p.m. St. Joseph Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
St. Joseph Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They put the hurt on Christ's Church Academy with a sharp 20-0 victory. St. Joseph Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matches by six runs or more this season.
Gavin Comer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Comer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Comer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Jacob Guthmiller looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, St. Joseph Academy got a massive performance out of Dayton Taylor, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three additional runs, and an additional RBI. Another player making a difference was Eli Robshaw, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Menendez suffered a tough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Deltona on Wednesday.
St. Joseph Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Menendez, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
St. Joseph Academy skirted past Menendez 3-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Menendez's Tyler Waters, who didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for St. Joseph Academy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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