After two games on the road, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Father Judge Crusaders at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Springside Chestnut Hill Academy: 3.6, Father Judge: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Episcopal Academy on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Churchmen by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Father Judge unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Conwell-Egan Catholic by a score of 1-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Father Judge has not been shut out since back in March.
Tim Gress was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 8.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Father Judge saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin Krause, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Father Judge, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9.
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Father Judge in their previous matchup back in May of 2019. Can Springside Chestnut Hill Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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