South Bend St. Joseph's hitters rose to the challenge against a Golden Eagles pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.89 points allowed on Friday. The South Bend St. Joseph Huskies never let the Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Bend St. Joseph.
Not much got past Brody Zielinski, who gave up just six hits to keep Guerin Catholic off the board. Zielinski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jayce Lee, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Ben Van Fleit was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
South Bend St. Joseph has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Guerin Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 7-2.
South Bend St. Joseph didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 12-2 defeat vs. Lafayette Central Catholic on the 20th. Guerin Catholic has also already played their next matchup, a 7-4 win against Highland on the 20th.
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