Baseball Recap: Bolles Extends Winning Streak to Three

Bolles waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Menendez Falcons as they made off with an 8-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won three contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Levi Pietschker tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

Jackson Geist

Hits (Career)

03/01/25 vs Menendez	3
02/28/25 @ Baldwin	2
02/25/25 vs Englewood	2
02/18/25 @ Wolfson	2
05/02/24 vs Episcopal School of Jacksonville	2

On the hitting side, Jackson Geist was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was James McCranie, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Bolles was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.

Bolles' victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Menendez, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.

Looking ahead, Bolles will take on Providence School at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Providence School's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Bolles' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Menendez, they will face off against Tocoi Creek at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tocoi Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.