The Juniata Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy WolfPack 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.
Juniata will head into Monday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Monday after soaring to a 12-point game in their last game. They fell just short of Halifax by a score of 4-2. Juniata has not had much luck with Halifax recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Juniata saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Stoner, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on East Juniata with a sharp 13-3 victory.
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy let Derrick Stoicheff and Hayes Miller loose on the outfield. 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Foytack, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI.
Juniata's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy, they pushed their record up to 5-6 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went Juniata's way against Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Juniata made off with a 12-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Juniata since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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