John Curtis Christian waltzed into their contest on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Jesuit Blue Jays 5-4. That's two games straight that John Curtis Christian has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Dylan Gilbert, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Brad Chaisson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
John Curtis Christian pushed their record up to 24-5 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs per game. As for Jesuit, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-11.
John Curtis Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Jesuit: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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