Susquenita has gone a perfect 4-0 against Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Blackhawks will host the WolfPack at 4:30 p.m. Susquenita is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Susquenita barely beat Greenwood the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Blackhawks blew past the Wildcats 16-5 on Wednesday. The Blackhawks haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Chanse Fisher and Jon Erdossy made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Fisher pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Erdossy pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Fisher has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Fisher scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Erdossy scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave Erdossy a new career-high.
Jacob White
| 04/16/25 @ Greenwood | 4 |
| 03/28/25 @ East Juniata | 3 |
| 05/01/24 @ Juniata | 3 |
| 03/22/25 vs Greenwood | 2 |
| 05/16/24 @ Newport | 2 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob White, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Rice, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Susquenita always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .569. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greenwood only posted an OBP of .364.
Meanwhile, Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy came up short against Juniata on Wednesday and fell 8-5. The defeat continues a trend for the WolfPack in their meetings with the Indians: they've now lost six in a row.
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charles Ramos, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Susquenita pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Susquenita has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 12 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Susquenita came out on top in a nail-biter against Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Blackhawks repeat their success, or do the WolfPack have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
