Bruins
| 03/07/25 @ Vicksburg | 16 |
| 03/03/25 vs Park Place Christian Academy | 14 |
| 02/25/25 vs Benton Academy | 14 |
| 02/17/25 vs Copiah Academy | 12 |
| 02/14/25 vs Yazoo County | 7 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Joseph Catholic). They never let the Vicksburg Gators get on the board and left with a 16-0 win on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Bruins in their matchups with the Gators: they've now won four in a row.
John Dean D'Antonio made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, Jackson Winans and Parker Mize did most of the damage at the plate: Winans scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Mize scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Mize is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played. Brandon Burkes was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-2.
St. Joseph Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vicksburg only posted an OBP of .300.
St. Joseph Catholic's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Vicksburg, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8.
Looking ahead, St. Joseph Catholic will take on Southeast Lauderdale in a tournament on Monday. As for Vicksburg, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Greenville at 2:00 p.m. Greenville has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.5 runs per game on average), something Vicksburg will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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