Golden Eagles
| 03/31/25 @ Murphysboro | 7 |
| 03/29/25 vs Hononegah | 7 |
| 03/26/25 vs Harvest Christian Academy | 14 |
| 03/21/25 @ Barrington | 4 |
| 03/18/25 @ Johnsburg | 3 |
The Jacobs Golden Eagles will face off against the Cathedral Fighting Irish at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jacobs is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
If Jacobs beats Cathedral with seven runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Jacobs' pitchers stepped up to hand Murphysboro a 7-0 shutout on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Golden Eagles in their matchups with the Red Devils: they've now won three in a row.
Kyle Wayda led a balanced Golden Eagles bullpen and pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Andrew Deegan was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Andrew Robertsen also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Jacobs was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .345 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Cathedral got the win against Marion on Monday by a conclusive 18-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Irish.
Landon Hughes made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bo Blondi, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with six RBI, two runs, and one triple. Eli Bennett was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Jacobs' record is now 4-1. As for Cathedral, their record is now 2-0.
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