Baseball Preview: Pensacola Catholic Crusaders vs. Pace Patriots
Pensacola Catholic is on a 13-game streak of home wins, while Pace is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pensacola Catholic Crusaders will take on the Pace Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pensacola Catholic: 2.5, Pace: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pensacola Catholic's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Central.
Presley Moseley looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brock Clayton was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Rhyland Richards, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Pace gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against Choctawhatchee as Pace made off with a 7-0 victory.
Pensacola Catholic's win bumped their record up to 22-1. As for Pace, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5.
Pensacola Catholic skirted past Pace 3-2 in their previous matchup back in March. Will Pensacola Catholic repeat their success, or does Pace have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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