The St. Joseph Academy Flashes will take on the Fletcher Senators at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Joseph Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
St. Joseph Academy's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Matanzas 11-0. Considering the Flashes have won three games by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Neil Gornto tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
Eli Robshaw
| 03/04/25 @ Matanzas | 4 |
| 03/18/24 @ Christ's Church Academy | 3 |
| 03/03/25 @ Ponte Vedra | 2 |
| 02/27/25 vs Old Plank Christian Academy | 2 |
| 02/22/25 vs Atlantic Coast | 2 |
On the hitting side, Eli Robshaw and Dayton Taylor did most of the damage at the plate: Robshaw scored four runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-3, while Taylor scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Robshaw a new career-high in runs. Carlos Willis was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
St. Joseph Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Matanzas only posted an OBP of .250.
Meanwhile, Fletcher had just enough and edged out Bartram Trail 9-7 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Senators.
Nick Oliviera made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Oliviera was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Fletcher: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-4 otherwise.
In other batting news, Hobie Smith was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ben Taylor, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
St. Joseph Academy pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing ten hits in those games compared to only 4.6 in the others. As for Fletcher, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Joseph Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Fletcher struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Joseph Academy came up short against Fletcher in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, falling 5-1. Will St. Joseph Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
