For the second straight game, St. Joseph Catholic will face off against Madison-Ridgeland Academy. The Bruins will venture away from home to face off against the Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Things were looking good for St. Joseph Catholic after they put the first run on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They came up short against Madison-Ridgeland Academy, falling 10-2. The loss continues a trend for the Bruins in their meetings with the Patriots: they've now lost five in a row.
For Madison-Ridgeland Academy's part, Aiden Peets looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on JP Murphy, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Reid Gandy was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 19-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for St. Joseph Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-18.
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