South Bend St. Joseph put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past the Northridge Raiders 17-6. Winning may never get old, but South Bend St. Joseph sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Brady O'Connell looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Holden Hardisty was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Washburn, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Northridge's side, Max Horner and Brecken Gawthrop did some serious damage despite the final result: Horner scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Gawthrop scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Kyle Walther was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
South Bend St. Joseph pushed their record up to 14-3 with that victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Northridge, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
South Bend St. Joseph will be playing in front of their home fans against Penn at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Penn's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so South Bend St. Joseph's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Northridge, they will head out on the road to face off against Concord at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Concord is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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