McQuaid Jesuit was the 10-4 winner over St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute when they last played one another back in April of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Knights fell just short of the Marauders by a score of 4-3 on Friday.
McQuaid Jesuit had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Cole Englert and Jason Larsen Englert struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits, while Larsen tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Connor Forkey and TD Jordan stepped up to the plate in a big way. Forkey went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one RBI, while Jordan scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
McQuaid Jesuit now has a losing record of 1-2. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
While McQuaid Jesuit had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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