St. Joseph Catholic had lost six straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 10-17 to make it seven. They fell 10-5 to the Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots. If the Bruins were looking for revenge after losing 12-0 to the Patriots when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
St. Joseph Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Dean D'Antonio, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
As for Madison-Ridgeland Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
On Madison-Ridgeland Academy's side, the team relied heavily on Garrett Gardner, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Gardner has become a key player for the Patriots: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 11-12 otherwise. Reid Gandy was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
While St. Joseph Catholic had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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