Jesuit waltzed into their game on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Oak Ridge Trojans 5-3. That's more bragging rights for Jesuit, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jesuit got a great performance from Cade Colombara as he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Colombara has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cooper Babb, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Walczykowski, who scored three runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Oak Ridge's side, Eric Eleopolous was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Ryan Hubbard made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Landon Vetter, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Jesuit has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10-1 record this season. As for Oak Ridge, they now have a losing record at 12-13.
Jesuit will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Bella Vista at 4:00 p.m. Jesuit will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive. As for Oak Ridge, they will head out on the road to face off against Folsom at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Oak Ridge has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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