The New Roads Jaguars will venture away from home to face off against the St. Bernard Vikings at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
New Roads' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Hawthorne Math & Science Academy. With that win, the Jaguars brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Fox Raggio was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Asamino Spong, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Bernard). Everything went their way against Salesian on Thursday as they made off with a 17-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
St. Bernard got a massive performance out of Royce McKenzie, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Miguel Bravo also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
St. Bernard kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in four consecutive contests.
St. Bernard's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for New Roads, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. New Roads has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Bernard struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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