Baseball Preview: St. Anne-Pacelli Vikings vs. Abbeville Christian Academy Generals
After four games on the road, St. Anne-Pacelli is heading back home. They will take on the Abbeville Christian Academy Generals at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. St. Anne-Pacelli is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, St. Anne-Pacelli never let their opponents score. They came out on top against Shaw by a score of 4-0.
Not much got past Walker Hilton, who gave up just four hits to keep Shaw off the board. Hilton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Anne-Pacelli's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ben Green, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Omar Kimbrough was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base.
Meanwhile, Abbeville Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. Their rough 13-3 defeat to Chambers Academy might stick with them for a while.
Abbeville Christian Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxson Henrich, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
St. Anne-Pacelli's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs per game. As for Abbeville Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
Abbeville Christian Academy's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: St. Anne-Pacelli has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .435. It's a different story for Abbeville Christian Academy, though, as they've only averaged .357. Will they be able to contain St. Anne-Pacelli's hitters?
St. Anne-Pacelli took their win against Abbeville Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 by a conclusive 12-0. Will St. Anne-Pacelli repeat their success, or does Abbeville Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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