The John F. Kennedy Catholic Eagles will take on the Cardinal Huskies in a tournament on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, John F. Kennedy Catholic made easy work of Aquinas and carried off a 17-4 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Cardinal not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 17th (when they won 10-0). Everything went their way against Cornerstone Christian as they made off with an 8-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Huskies.
Carter Tucker made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Evan Jones was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. Charles Solitis was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
John F. Kennedy Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Cardinal, their win bumped their record up to 3-15.
John F. Kennedy Catholic skirted past Cardinal 6-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2019. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Huskies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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