Baseball Recap: Pensacola Catholic Crusaders vs. Holmes County Blue Devils
Pensacola Catholic waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over the Holmes County Blue Devils. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Pensacola Catholic also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2023.
Presley Moseley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Moseley has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Moseley was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other pitching news, Gabriel Mercado looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits every time he's pitched this season.
Back at the plate, Gavin Howard was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Pensacola Catholic's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1. As for Holmes County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Pensacola Catholic will be playing at home against Mountain View at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pensacola Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Mountain View's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Holmes County, they will head out on the road to square off against Marianna at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marianna will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Holmes County surely won't give up without a fight.
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