Jesuit faced Trinity Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Jesuit came out on top in a nail-biter against Trinity Christian Academy, sneaking past 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Ben Burke
| 03/21/25 vs Trinity Christian Academy | 6 |
| 02/11/25 @ Lakeland Christian | 4 |
| 03/14/25 vs John Carroll Catholic | 3 |
| 02/27/25 @ Venice | 3 |
| 02/22/25 @ Benedictine | 3 |
Ben Burke looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Cannon Murtagh was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Jesuit's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.67 hits in those games compared to only 5.57 in the others. As for Trinity Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 11-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jesuit will welcome Stoneman Douglas at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Trinity Christian Academy, they will be playing at home against Florida Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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