Baseball Preview: St. Agnes Aggies vs. Nova Classical Academy Knights
St. Agnes is 4-0 against Nova Classical Academy since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The St. Agnes Aggies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Nova Classical Academy Knights at 4:30 p.m. St. Agnes will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
St. Agnes gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over Blake.
Eric Cain spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Agnes' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Witzel, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Nova Classical Academy beat New Life Academy 8-4 on Monday.
The team relied heavily on Alex Ehlebracht, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
St. Agnes is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Nova Classical Academy, they pushed their record up to 6-7 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
St. Agnes skirted past Nova Classical Academy 6-4 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will St. Agnes repeat their success, or does Nova Classical Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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