Baseball Preview: St. Augustine Catholic Wolves vs. Bisbee Pumas
The St. Augustine Catholic Wolves will head out on the road to square off against the Bisbee Pumas at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. St. Augustine Catholic is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
St. Augustine Catholic will head into Tuesday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Chandler Prep on Tuesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 11-point loss they were dealt on Thursday. St. Augustine Catholic fell just short of Chandler Prep by a score of 10-8.
St. Augustine Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Ernle, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Almand, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bisbee put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand St. David a 12-0 shutout.
Sebastian Lopez was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Horacio Olivarria, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
St. Augustine Catholic now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Bisbee, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Augustine Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bisbee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Augustine Catholic might still be hurting after the 20-7 defeat they got from Bisbee when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for St. Augustine Catholic, Victor Ramirez (who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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