John Curtis Christian entered their tilt with St. Thomas Aquinas with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They beat the St. Thomas Aquinas Falcons on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as John Curtis Christian also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.
John Curtis Christian got a great performance from Kolston Martinez as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over 6.2 innings pitched. Martinez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dylan Gilbert, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Hebert, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
John Curtis Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their loss dropped their record down to 5-19.
John Curtis Christian will head out on the road to face off against Covenant Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Springfield at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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