It was a good run, but St. Joseph Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Providence School Stallions by a score of 5-3. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Joseph Academy in their matchups with Providence School: they've now lost three in a row.
St. Joseph Academy got a good showing from Jacob Guthmiller, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Aiden Torrez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run. Carlos Willis was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Providence School's side, they got a great performance from Donovan Rabiei as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Rabiei has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jonas Wells was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Andrew Johnson, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
St. Joseph Academy's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4. As for Providence School, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Joseph Academy will take on Archbishop Carroll at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Joseph Academy: 3.8, Archbishop Carroll: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Providence School, they will be playing at home against Trinity Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Providence School's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Trinity Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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