Goretti is ranked highly in their home state and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Jefferson. The Goretti Gael walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Jefferson Cougars. The win was nothing new for Goretti as they're now sitting on six straight.
Goretti got a great performance from Colin Fulmer as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Fulmer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Garrett Gibson, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Petruzzello, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Jefferson's side, Conner Williams and Will Polvinale stepped up to the plate in a big way. Williams went 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI, while Polvinale went 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Jefferson lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Goretti pushed their record up to 14-4 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 14-9.
Goretti will be playing at home against Urbana at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Jefferson, they will challenge Greenbrier East at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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