The McQuaid Jesuit Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Poly Prep Country Day Blue Devils at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
McQuaid Jesuit came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Iona Prep, falling 12-1. The match marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
McQuaid Jesuit saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Luce, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Poly Prep Country Day came into Thursday's game having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over Chaminade on Thursday.
Not much got past Justice De Jong, who gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Chaminade off the board. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for De Jong.
Poly Prep Country Day's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-7. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for McQuaid Jesuit, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
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