Baseball Game Preview: St. Augustine Purple Knights vs. Catholic Bears

St. Augustine hasn't had much luck against Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The St. Augustine Purple Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Catholic Bears at 5:00 p.m. St. Augustine is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.

On Thursday, St. Augustine came up short against John Curtis Christian and fell 11-6.

Kenyon Hughes

Stolen Base

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Kenyon Hughes was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Fields, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Belen Jesuit by a score of 5-3.

Jack Ruckert made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Lewis, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4.

St. Augustine's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-4.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. Augustine has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

St. Augustine couldn't quite get it done against Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as they fell 8-3. Can St. Augustine avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.