The Jesuit Marauders will take on the Del Oro Golden Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Tuesday as neither Jesuit nor Whitney made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Marauders fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 5-4.
Owen Page was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. What's more, he gave up only two walks, the fewest he's had since back in March.
On the hitting side, Jesuit saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Erdmann, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two doubles.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Del Oro ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past Oak Ridge 5-4.
Del Oro also got a great performance from Broc McReynolds as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over 4.1 innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave McReynolds a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Masen Belding, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. Another player making a difference was Will Stark, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Jesuit's loss dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Del Oro, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.
Jesuit was able to grind out a solid victory over Del Oro in their previous meeting back in March of 2018, winning 6-1. Do the Marauders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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