The Benedictine Cadets will head out on the road to take on the Jesuit Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Benedictine had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Episcopal School of Jacksonville.
Benedictine got a good showing from TJ Windsor, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Windsor has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Parker McCoy was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Jesuit didn't have quite enough to beat Lakeland Christian on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Aden Knowles was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Jesuit saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Burke, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Benedictine's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7. As for Jesuit, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Benedictine has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Jesuit struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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