The St. Joseph Knights will take on the Central Grizzlies at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Joseph has seven straight wins, Central has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, St. Joseph was able to grind out a solid victory over Washington Union, taking the game 6-1.
Brandon Mosley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ashton Bluem, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Connor Chanley was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Central didn't have quite enough to beat Frontier on Monday and fell 5-4.
Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Arredondo, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Another was Adan Flores, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
St. Joseph pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Central, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
St. Joseph took their win against Central in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 7-1. Does St. Joseph have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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