The St. Joseph Lancers will face off against the Carmel Corsairs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Joseph has seven straight wins, Carmel has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Joseph's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over South Milwaukee. Considering the Lancers have won 11 matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Zach Rizzo was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI.
Peter Visconti
| 05/16/25 @ South Milwaukee | 3 |
| 05/14/25 vs Union Grove | 1 |
| 05/09/25 vs Wilmot | 4 |
| 05/08/25 @ Martin Luther | 4 |
| 05/06/25 vs Martin Luther | 5 |
| + 4 more games |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Peter Visconti, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, one run, and one double. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last nine games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Kenesie, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one double.
St. Joseph was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .615. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Carmel came up short against Huntley on Monday and fell 7-3.
St. Joseph's victory was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Carmel, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-22.
St. Joseph skirted past Carmel 4-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Lancers repeat their success, or do the Corsairs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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