For the first time this season, St. Joseph will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Saturday. They will face off against the Saint Mary's Hall Barons at 2:00 p.m. St. Joseph is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
St. Joseph had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 12-run drubbing they dealt St. Francis Episcopal on Wednesday. Everything went St. Joseph's way against St. Francis Episcopal as St. Joseph made off with a 14-2 victory. That looming 14-2 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Flyers yet this season.
Meanwhile, Saint Mary's Hall earned an 8-3 win over Comfort on Friday.
Nikko Moreno was a standout: he scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has become a key player for Saint Mary's Hall: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-4 otherwise. Ian Choisne also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Saint Mary's Hall was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Saint Mary's Hall pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing ten strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.83 in the others. As for St. Joseph, their record is now 9-3.
St. Joseph suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Saint Mary's Hall in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can St. Joseph avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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