The St. Joseph Flyers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Savio Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Joseph has four straight wins, Savio has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, St. Joseph gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand TMI-Episcopal a 6-0 shutout. Give St. Joseph's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Shayne Meismer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Meismer has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Meismer was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gianna Morris, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Aleyna St Jean, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Savio's offense. They suffered a rough 19-0 defeat at the hands of Hyde Park two weeks ago.
St. Joseph is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4-1 record this season. As for Savio, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Everything went St. Joseph's way against Savio when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as St. Joseph made off with a 17-3 win. Does St. Joseph have another victory up their sleeve, or will Savio turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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