The St. Ignatius Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Jesuit Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
St. Ignatius can't be too happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season away from home on Monday. They fell 7-2 to Cambridge Christian.
Meanwhile, Jesuit faced Tampa Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Crusaders with a sharp 11-2 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Wilson Andersen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Samir Mohammed, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.
Jesuit kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tampa Catholic only managed two.
Everything went St. Ignatius' way against Jesuit in their previous matchup back in March of 2019, as St. Ignatius made off with a 9-3 victory. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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