St. Joseph Academy stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past the Dunnellon Tigers 7-1. For St. Joseph Academy, this counts as revenge for the 13-2 defeat Dunnellon walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2017.
Jacob Guthmiller looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carlos Willis, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Patrick Mullahy was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
On Dunnellon's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Hickey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
St. Joseph Academy pushed their record up to 13-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs per game. As for Dunnellon, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Joseph Academy will face off against Oakleaf at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Dunnellon, they will head out on the road to square off against Belleview at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dunnellon is facing Belleview at the right time seeing as Belleview is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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