The St. Joseph Academy Flashes are taking a road trip to take on the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Joseph Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Monday, St. Joseph Academy got the win against Menendez by a conclusive 12-5. The Flashes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by seven runs or more this season.
Neil Gornto
| 03/17/25 vs Menendez | 2 |
| 03/13/25 @ West Nassau | 0 |
| 03/04/25 @ Matanzas | 1 |
| 02/27/25 vs Old Plank Christian Academy | 1 |
| 02/25/25 @ Beachside | 2 |
| 02/18/25 @ Eagle's View | 2 |
Neil Gornto looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Connor Lewis was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-3. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Patrick Mullahy, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
St. Joseph Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine didn't have quite enough to beat Mandarin on Wednesday and fell 2-1. The Yellow Jackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Xavier Ahr spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits.
At the plate, Skylar Kokoszka was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
St. Joseph Academy pushed their record up to 11-1-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for St. Augustine, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
St. Joseph Academy couldn't quite get it done against St. Augustine in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 as they fell 4-0. Can St. Joseph Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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