Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the East Juniata Tigers with a sharp 13-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy.
Derrick Stoicheff and Hayes Miller did most of the damage at the plate: Stoicheff scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Miller scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Caleb Foytack was another key contributor, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI.
On East Juniata's side, Clark Ritzman and Kolten Martin did some serious damage despite the final result: Ritzman went 1-for-4 with a home run, while Martin went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, East Juniata lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-6. As for East Juniata, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Juniata at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Juniata is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for East Juniata, they will head out on the road to square off against Newport at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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