Baseball Game Preview: Saint Mary's Hall Barons vs. St. Augustine Knights

The Saint Mary's Hall Barons will head out to face off against the St. Augustine Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Saint Mary's Hall nor St. Augustine posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Saint Mary's Hall is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering San Antonio Christian just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Barons have suffered since February 22, 2024.

Saint Mary's Hall saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nikko Moreno, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, St. Augustine came up short against St. Joseph on Tuesday, falling 12-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Flyers: they've now lost six in a row.

Saint Mary's Hall's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-5. As for St. Augustine, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.

Saint Mary's Hall skirted past St. Augustine 8-6 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saint Mary's Hall since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.