The Jesuit Blue Jays will take on the Holy Cross Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Jesuit 2.2, Holy Cross 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Holy Cross will be up against a hot Jesuit squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Jesuit walked away with a 6-1 victory over Belen Jesuit on Friday.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross faced Brother Martin in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Holy Cross took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Brother Martin. The match marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
Matthew Watson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits.
Jesuit pushed their record up to 16-5-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.2 runs on average over those games. As for Holy Cross, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-2.
Jesuit took their win against Holy Cross when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 7-0. Does Jesuit have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holy Cross turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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