The Jesuit Marauders will head out on the road to face off against the Whitney Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Jesuit came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Valley Christian, falling 17-7. The Marauders haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Jesuit saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sammy Kane, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. Another was Jordan Walczykowski, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one triple.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Wildcats on Thursday. Whitney came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Ignatius College Preparatory, sneaking past 3-1.
Noah Warner spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
Whitney is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Jesuit, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.
Jesuit came out on top in a nail-biter against Whitney in their previous meeting last Thursday, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Marauders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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