
Irish
04/28/25 vs Grace Christian | 11-6 |
04/26/25 @ Calhoun | 11-6 |
04/24/25 vs Man | 5-4 |
04/22/25 vs Wirt County | 4-1 |
04/16/25 @ Poca | 16-0 |
+ 5 more games |
St. Joseph Central entered their tilt with Grace Christian on Monday with nine consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with ten. They beat Grace Christian by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-6. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 13-4 on April 11th.
Hudson Moosavi and Jacob Courts made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Moosavi struck out seven batters over two innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Courts pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. At the plate, Moosavi got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run, while Courts went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Pence, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of David Beane, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
St. Joseph Central pushed their record up to 16-4 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Grace Christian, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Looking ahead, St. Joseph Central is taking a road trip to face off against Chesapeake at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.5 runs per game on average), something the Irish will no doubt try to take advantage of. Grace Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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