Baseball Recap: St. Augustine Find Success

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Previous 5 Games

02/13/25 - Home	9-4 W
02/21/24 - Away	8-3 W
03/07/23 - Home	12-0 W
02/21/23 - Away	16-3 W
04/14/22 - Away	4-3 W

St. Augustine won the last time they faced Palatka and things went their way on Thursday too. The St. Augustine Yellow Jackets walked away with a 9-4 win over the Palatka Panthers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellow Jackets.

Jordan Petty was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Petty was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

In other batting news, Alex McKnight and Maddux Dowler did most of the damage at the plate: McKnight scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Dowler got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and three RBI. The dominant performance also gave McKnight a new career-high in hits (two). Xavier Ahr was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

St. Augustine always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palatka only posted an OBP of .394.

St. Augustine's record is now 2-0. As for Palatka, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Augustine will challenge Episcopal School of Jacksonville at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Palatka, they will square off against Providence School at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.