The Jesuit Tigers will face off against the Jackson County Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Jesuit 2.7, Jackson County 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Jesuit is headed into this one coming off a big win against nationally ranked Blessed Trinity (Jesuit was ranked 80th at the time). The Tigers never let the Titans get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Tuesday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Tigers' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Samir Mohammed made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mohammed was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Jesuit got a massive performance out of Robby Santana, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Santana has posted since back in February. Bryce Besece was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Jackson County entered their tilt with Palm Beach Central on Wednesday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Broncos. Seven seems to be a good number for the Panthers as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Charlie Crowe looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Garrett Klein, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Mills, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Jackson County's win bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Jesuit, their victory bumped their record up to 16-8.
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