Baseball Game Preview: St. Francis de Sales Knights vs. St. John's Jesuit Titans

The St. Francis de Sales Knights will face off against the St. John's Jesuit Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Francis de Sales will be strutting in after a victory while St. John's Jesuit will be coming in after a loss.

St. Francis de Sales will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Monday, then bounced right back against Central Catholic on Wednesday. The Knights were the clear victors by a 10-4 margin over the Fighting Irish.

Nick Hood

Runs

04/01/25 @ Hanahan	3
04/23/25 @ Central Catholic	2
04/11/25 vs Bowling Green	2
04/07/25 vs Northview	2
04/02/25 @ Philip Simmons	2
+ 2 more games

Gabe Lisowski and Nick Hood did most of the damage at the plate: Lisowski went 1-for-5 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double, while Hood got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Hood has become a key player for St. Francis de Sales: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-4 otherwise. Drew Tucker was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, St. John's Jesuit's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Anthony Wayne by a score of 3-1. The contest marked the Titans' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

St. John's Jesuit's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for St. Francis de Sales, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-4.

St. Francis de Sales beat St. John's Jesuit 6-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Titans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.