Jesuit has won four straight games at home, while Sunset has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Crusaders will welcome the Apollos at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Jesuit 3.9, Sunset 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Jesuit's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Mountainside 11-0. Considering the Crusaders have won five matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Sunset had just enough and edged out Southridge 2-1 on Monday.
Sydney Arnold spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Sunset saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keana Cooper, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Jesuit is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Sunset, their win bumped their record up to 14-2.
Everything went Jesuit's way against Sunset in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Jesuit made off with a 7-0 victory. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Apollos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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