The Belen Jesuit Wolverines will head out to take on the Jesuit Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Belen Jesuit has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Jesuit will arrive with five straight wins.
Belen Jesuit fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against St. Brendan on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Sabres by a score of 4-3.
Belen Jesuit got a good showing from Max Aspuru, who struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Aspuru has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
Jake Cueto
| 02/27/25 @ St. Brendan | 4 |
| 04/02/24 @ South Dade | 3 |
| 02/15/25 vs Coral Reef | 2 |
| 03/25/24 vs Community School of Naples | 2 |
| 03/19/24 vs Georgetown Prep | 2 |
On the hitting side, Jake Cueto was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Julian Alber also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Jesuit duked it out with Killian on Friday. Jesuit walked away with a 4-1 victory over Killian.
Ryan Thompson looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Bryce Besece and Christian Sheffield did most of the damage at the plate: Besece scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Sheffield went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one RBI. Brody Smith was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Jesuit's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Belen Jesuit, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
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