The St. Augustine Catholic Wolves will square off against the Jefferson Silver Foxes at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
St. Augustine Catholic saw some tournament action on Friday. Neither they nor Austin could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 10-10 tie.
Jefferson came out on top against Desert Christian on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run seventh inning. The Silver Foxes blew past the Eagles 11-2. With that victory, the Silver Foxes brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Joseph Quintanar was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Jefferson is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 1-3 otherwise. Quintanar was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Johnny Alonso was excellent, going 3-for-5 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Rafael Espinoza was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Jefferson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
The win got Jefferson back to even at 4-4. St. Augustine Catholic's tie gives them a new season record of 0-2-1.
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