First Presbyterian Day will square off against St. Anne-Pacelli at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as First Presbyterian Day comes in on 11 and St. Anne-Pacelli on four.
First Presbyterian Day's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Mount de Sales Academy as they made off with a 10-0 win. Considering the Vikings have won 14 contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, St. Anne-Pacelli got the win against Chattahoochee County on Wednesday by a conclusive 10-0. With that victory, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Nolan Vaughn was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. St. Anne-Pacelli is undefeated when Vaughn posts two or more runs, but 8-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Dustin Sherman, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
St. Anne-Pacelli always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
First Presbyterian Day pushed their record up to 20-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for St. Anne-Pacelli, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
First Presbyterian Day took their victory against St. Anne-Pacelli when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 14-4 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for First Presbyterian Day since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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