John Carroll faced Mount St. Joseph in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Patriots walked away with a 15-12 victory over the Gaels. The win continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Gaels: they've now won five in a row.
John Carroll got a massive performance out of Will Rhine, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. That's the most runs Rhine has posted over his last ten games. Miguel Leon was another key player, going 3-for-4 with four runs and two stolen bases.
John Carroll was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in five consecutive contests.

Patriots
05/08/25 @ Mount St. Joseph | 15-12 |
05/01/25 @ Archbishop Curley | 17-0 |
04/28/25 @ Archbishop Curley | 13-1 |
04/23/25 @ DeMatha | 2-1 |
04/16/25 @ Loyola Blakefield | 10-3 |
John Carroll's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-6-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Mount St. Joseph, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-9.
As of now, neither John Carroll nor the Gaels have any future games scheduled.
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