St. Joseph won the last time they faced Lakeview and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Bears narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Spartans 9-7. That's two games straight that the Bears have won by exactly two runs.
Andrew Nate
| 05/15/25 vs Portage Central | 3 |
| 05/08/25 @ Norrix | 2 |
| 04/30/25 vs Kalamazoo Central | 2 |
| 04/22/25 vs Harper Creek | 2 |
| 05/22/25 vs Gull Lake | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Andrew Nate looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He is becoming a predictor of St. Joseph's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 3-0-1 (and 10-14 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Bryce Vujtech was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. He has become a key player for St. Joseph: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 8-13-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Schmitt, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
St. Joseph kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lakeview only managed ten hits.
St. Joseph is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-14-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lakeview, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-16.
St. Joseph does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lakeview, they will take on Marshall at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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