The St. Joseph Wildcats will take on the Buena Chiefs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
While St. Joseph didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against The Pilgrim Academy on Thursday as they made off with a 12-1 win.
Bobby Butkus
| 04/24/25 @ The Pilgrim Academy | 3 |
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Bobby Butkus was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Cassidy, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Buena ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Atlantic County Institute of Tech with a sharp 9-3 victory. The Chiefs haven't had any issues with Atlantic County Institute of Tech recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Dylan O'Connell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 7.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. He has become a key player for Buena: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-7 otherwise. O'Connell was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. He has been hot, having posted two or more stolen bases the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaevon Alexander, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and two RBI. Jalexis Agosto-Sanchez was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
St. Joseph is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Buena, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. Joseph has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Buena struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
