For the second straight game, Jesuit will face off against St. Augustine. The Blue Jays will be playing at home against the Purple Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jesuit has four straight wins, St. Augustine has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Jesuit and St. Augustine meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Blue Jays walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Purple Knights.
For St. Augustine's part, Kenyon Hughes put in work no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. What's more, Hughes gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Hughes wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Channing Cornelius Jr., who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Jesuit's win bumped their record up to 23-9-1. As for St. Augustine, their loss dropped their record down to 16-13.
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