The St. Augustine Catholic Wolves are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will challenge the St. David Tigers at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. St. Augustine Catholic has given up an average of 9.9 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
St. Augustine Catholic came up short against Desert Christian on Tuesday, falling 12-4. The loss continues a trend for the Wolves in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost six in a row.
Owen Ernle
| 03/10/26 vs Desert Christian | 1 |
| 03/05/26 vs Tombstone | 1 |
| 02/27/26 vs Austin | 1 |
| 02/26/26 vs Rincon/University | 0 |
Owen Ernle was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Ernle wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alex Martinez, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double. That double marked the first that Martinez has hit this season.
Meanwhile, St. David unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Tombstone by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday.
St. Augustine Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for St. David, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
St. Augustine Catholic couldn't quite finish off St. David in their previous meeting back in March of 2025 and fell 8-6. Can the Wolves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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