The Wesley Chapel Wildcats will face off against the Jesuit Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Wesley Chapel sitting on six straight wins and Jesuit on 11.
Wesley Chapel is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They skirted past River Ridge 5-3.
Aiden Nguyen looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Wesley Chapel let Bryce Flemming and Nolan Hartley loose on the outfield. Flemming scored two runs and stole four bases, while Hartley went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Another player making a difference was JoJo Guevara, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Jesuit beat Parrish Community 6-3 on Monday.
The team relied heavily on DJ Pirela, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Wesley Chapel has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season. As for Jesuit, they pushed their record up to 24-6 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Wesley Chapel took their win against Jesuit when the teams last played back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 6-0. Does Wesley Chapel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jesuit turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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