The Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy WolfPack will head out on the road to take on the East Juniata Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy will be strutting in after a win while East Juniata will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy finally turned things around against Line Mountain on Monday. Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy put the hurt on Line Mountain with a sharp 12-0 victory. Considering Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy has won three matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Luke Duckworth made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Duckworth has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Duckworth was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.
In other batting news, CJ Grove and Cameron Guss did most of the damage at the plate: Grove scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Guss scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Caleb Foytack, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, East Juniata was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Susquenita.
East Juniata saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kelton Bonnell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for East Juniata, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like East Juniata struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy couldn't quite finish off East Juniata in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 11-9. Can Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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