St. Joseph Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. Their rough 19-4 loss to the Army-Navy Warriors might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. Joseph Academy of the 4-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2023.
St. Joseph Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Wadds, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Army-Navy's side, Jacob Hester was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Hester was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Nathan Bae was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and a double.
St. Joseph Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Army-Navy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-11.
St. Joseph Academy will be playing at home against Mountain Empire at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Army-Navy, they will head out on the road to take on St. Joseph Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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