For the second straight game, John Carroll will face off against Archbishop Curley. The Patriots will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Friars at 4:15 p.m. John Carroll is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
John Carroll is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Archbishop Curley, who was ranked 17th at the time (John Carroll was ranked fifth). The Patriots blew past the Friars 13-1 on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Patriots considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Pierce Quinn tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Joey Coudon, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Miguel Leon, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
John Carroll is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Archbishop Curley, they moved to 13-8 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
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