It was a good run, but Jesuit unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Plant Panthers by a score of 3-1. Jesuit was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior) but Plant's pitchers proved too tough.
McCall Biemiller was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kaden Waechter relieved him and did a solid job, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
Even though they lost, Jesuit didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Plant only tossed five.
On Plant's side, Jesuit's batters probably weren't too happy with Bo Allen, who pitched a no hitter.
Jesuit's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3. As for Plant, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Jesuit will head out on the road to take on Lake Wales at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lake Wales hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for Plant, they will head out on the road to square off against Robinson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Plant's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Robinson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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