The Jesuit Tigers will be playing at home against the Island Coast Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Jesuit comes in on eight and Island Coast on five.
Jesuit is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Parrish Community and snuck past 5-4.
Wilson Andersen tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on DJ Pirela, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Noah Sheffield was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Island Coast ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Fort Myers out 8-7. Eight seems to be a good number for Island Coast as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jordi Guerrero was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mason Blackburn, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Jesuit has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Island Coast, their win bumped their record up to 19-9.
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