The Jesuit Tigers will take on the Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Jesuit is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Clay get on the board and left with a 14-0 win on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their one-run performance the match before.
Samir Mohammed looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
Cannon Murtagh
| 03/20/25 vs Clay | 3 |
| 02/22/25 @ Benedictine | 2 |
| 03/14/25 vs John Carroll Catholic | 1 |
| 02/27/25 @ Venice | 1 |
| 02/22/25 vs Episcopal School of Jacksonville | 1 |
At the plate, Cannon Murtagh was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Besece, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Jesuit kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clay only managed three hits.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian Academy won against North Marion on Wednesday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Trinity Christian Academy was the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Providence School. Considering the Conquerors have won four games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Aaron Watson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gage Petrutz, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. Another player making a difference was Parker Loew, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Trinity Christian Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Jesuit, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
