St. Joseph put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Martin Luther Spartans with a sharp 12-2 win. The victory was nothing new for St. Joseph as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Mason Ballard spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Tommy Santarelli was incredible, going 4-for-4 with three doubles, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Peter Visconti, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple.
On Martin Luther's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tino Pozos, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base.
St. Joseph is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Martin Luther, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Joseph will take on Carmel at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past seven games -- so hopefully Carmel likes a good challenge. As for Martin Luther, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Milwaukee Lutheran at 9:30 a.m. Martin Luther is facing Milwaukee Lutheran at the right time seeing as Milwaukee Lutheran is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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