The Jesuit Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Central Catholic Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Jesuit: 4, Central Catholic: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Jesuit is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Grants Pass just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Cavemen by a score of 9-7.
Johnny Ingalls was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits.
At the plate, Dustin Doherty made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Preston Miller was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic has not done well against Clackamas recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Central Catholic sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Clackamas.
Spencer Marron was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Marron was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Logan Anzellotti looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, Wyatt Brown was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Jesuit's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-9. As for Central Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Jesuit came up short against Central Catholic when the teams last played back in March of 2022, falling 9-5. Can Jesuit avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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