Episcopal School of Jacksonville put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Sandalwood Saints a 1-0 shutout. This was payback for Episcopal School of Jacksonville, who suffered a 4-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Jude McDonald looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Episcopal School of Jacksonville's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carson Magyar, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Sandalwood's side, they got a good showing from Bane Barker, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
Even though they lost, Sandalwood didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Episcopal School of Jacksonville only tossed three.
Episcopal School of Jacksonville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Sandalwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Episcopal School of Jacksonville will take on Menendez at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Episcopal School of Jacksonville is facing Menendez at the right time seeing as Menendez is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Sandalwood, they will head out on the road to challenge Englewood at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Englewood: 3.9, Sandalwood: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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