Archbishop Carroll fell victim to St. Joseph Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. Their tough 10-0 defeat to the St. Joseph Academy Flashes might stick with them for a while. Archbishop Carroll has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For St. Joseph Academy's part, Neil Gornto tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Gornto has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gavin Comer relieved him and did a solid job, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Eli Robshaw was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Aiden Torrez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Archbishop Carroll's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for St. Joseph Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Archbishop Carroll will face off against First Coast at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. First Coast hasn't scored more than two runs for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for St. Joseph Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Union County at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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