The Jesuit Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Plant Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Jesuit sitting on eight straight wins and Plant on five.
Jesuit can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 22-2 margin over Mitchell. Jesuit's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Aden Knowles looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Ryan Thompson relieved him and did a solid job, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Jesuit got a massive performance out of DJ Pirela, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Vincent DeCarlo, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Plant got themselves on the board against Jefferson on Thursday, but Jefferson never followed suit. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over the Dragons.
Jesuit's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Plant, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Jesuit came up short against Plant in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 4-1. Thankfully for Jesuit, Robert Satin (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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