Susquenita won against Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy on Wednesday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Susquenita Blackhawks had just enough and edged the Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy WolfPack out 3-2. That's two games straight that Susquenita has won by just one run.
Susquenita got a great performance from Austin Crist as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Crist has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Susquenita's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Parker Gardner, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The victory (which was Susquenita's third in a row) raised their record to 5-3. As for Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Greenwood the next time they take the field. Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy will host Greenwood at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, while Susquenita will head out to face them at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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