Baseball Recap: John Curtis Christian Patriots vs. St. Augustine Purple Knights
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but John Curtis Christian had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the St. Augustine Purple Knights out 10-9. The win made it back-to-back victories for John Curtis Christian.
Bryce Hebert made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Hebert was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jason Curtis, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Juan Washington was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
John Curtis Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season. As for St. Augustine, they dropped their record down to 15-20 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
John Curtis Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against St. Augustine: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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