The St. John's Jesuit Titans will head out to challenge the St. Francis de Sales Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. John's Jesuit's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so St. Francis de Sales' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. John's Jesuit is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since April 22, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Anthony Wayne by a score of 3-1. The Titans have struggled against the Generals recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
St. Francis de Sales came out on top against Central Catholic on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run first inning. The Knights were the clear victors by a 10-4 margin over the Fighting Irish. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their one-run performance the match before.
Gabe Lisowski and Nick Hood did most of the damage at the plate: Lisowski went 1-for-5 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double, while Hood got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three stolen bases gave Lisowski a new career-high. Charlie Pastula also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
St. John's Jesuit's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for St. Francis de Sales, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-4.
St. John's Jesuit came up short against St. Francis de Sales in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, falling 6-1. Can the Titans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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