The home team had won the previous three meetings between Fishburne Military and Roanoke Catholic, and Roanoke Catholic kept the tradition alive. The Fishburne Military Caissons might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 9-6 to the Roanoke Catholic Celtics, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Caissons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Celtics apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Cooper Ezersky put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ezersky was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Ezersky wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Michael Mazzetti, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases. Brady Miller was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Fishburne Military dropped their record down to 0-2 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Roanoke Catholic, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Coming up, Fishburne Military will square off against Massanutten Military Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Roanoke Catholic, they will face off against Eastern Montgomery at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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