The Army-Navy Warriors will head out on the road to take on the St. Joseph Academy Crusaders at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Army-Navy has three straight wins, St. Joseph Academy has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Army-Navy is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against St. Joseph Academy on Tuesday as Army-Navy made off with a 19-4 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Jacob Hester made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Hester was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nathan Bae, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and a double.
Army-Navy's victory bumped their record up to 3-11. As for St. Joseph Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
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