Jesuit's game last Friday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the IMG Academy Ascenders. This was a revenge matchup for Jesuit, as the team was forced to settle for a 10-0 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
Jesuit got a great performance from McCall Biemiller as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 15 over 6.1 innings pitched. Biemiller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jesuit saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was DJ Pirela, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On IMG Academy's side, Noah Franco was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
Jesuit's win bumped their record up to 14-6. As for IMG Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 17-4.
Jesuit will head out on the road to take on Calvary Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for IMG Academy, they will be playing at home against Neumann at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Neumann: 1.7, IMG Academy: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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