St. Augustine is 0-10 against John Curtis Christian since March of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The St. Augustine Purple Knights will head out to square off against the John Curtis Christian Patriots at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Augustine has four straight wins, John Curtis Christian has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While St. Augustine didn't have the best season last year (they finished 15-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Warren Easton on Friday as St. Augustine made off with a 14-3 victory. Considering the Purple Knights have won ten contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tariq Davis looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Kenyon Hughes
| 02/15/25 @ Jena | 4 |
| 03/14/25 @ Warren Easton | 3 |
| 02/28/25 @ Patterson | 3 |
| 03/10/25 @ De La Salle | 2 |
| 02/25/25 vs Benjamin Franklin | 2 |
| + 5 more games |
On the hitting side, Kenyon Hughes was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of St. Augustine's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Channing Cornelius Jr., who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, John Curtis Christian has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.81 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-1 to Holy Cross, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
St. Augustine pushed their record up to 11-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for John Curtis Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
St. Augustine couldn't quite get it done against John Curtis Christian when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 8-5. Can St. Augustine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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