The Southeast Lauderdale Tigers will be taking part in a tournament against the St. Joseph Catholic Bruins at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Southeast Lauderdale will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
On Saturday, Southeast Lauderdale had just enough and edged out Clarkdale 4-2.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, St. Joseph Catholic made sure to put some runs up on the board against Vicksburg on Friday. St. Joseph Catholic never let Vicksburg get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The Bruins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by seven runs or more this season.
John Dean D'Antonio was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He also put up a triple, which was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Jackson Winans and Parker Mize did most of the damage at the plate: Winans scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Mize scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Mize is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Brandon Burkes, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-2.
St. Joseph Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vicksburg only posted an OBP of .300.
Southeast Lauderdale pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for St. Joseph Catholic, their record now sits at 7-3.
Southeast Lauderdale suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to St. Joseph Catholic in their previous matchup back in March of 2016. Can Southeast Lauderdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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