Juan Diego Catholic waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Tooele Buffaloes by a score of 5-1. That's two games straight that the Soaring Eagle have won by exactly four runs.
Castle Huggard was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Juan Diego Catholic is 3-1 when Huggard allows two or fewer earned runs, but 9-10 otherwise. Huggard was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run.
In other batting news, Tage McKinley was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since April 1st. Hayden Mezenen was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Juan Diego Catholic hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Soaring Eagle
| 04/23/25 vs Tooele | 5-1 |
| 04/16/25 vs Cottonwood | 9-1 |
| 04/10/25 vs Stansbury | 3-2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Stansbury | 8-7 |
| 04/04/25 vs Hillcrest | 6-1 |
| 04/01/25 vs Hillcrest | 18-3 |
Juan Diego Catholic's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-11. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Tooele, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-17.
Juan Diego Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Buffaloes: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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