Loyola Blakefield's game last Friday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Archbishop Curley Friars out 2-1. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Loyola Blakefield has scored all season.
Loyola Blakefield got a great performance from Joe Nottingham as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Nottingham has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Loyola Blakefield's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brad Seiss, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Loyola Blakefield is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Archbishop Curley, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Loyola Blakefield will have a chance to go back-to-back against Archbishop Curley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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