St. Agnes waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Nova Classical Academy Knights out 6-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Agnes also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Eric Cain spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on James Steiner, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Nova Classical Academy's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mikko Newman, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Nova Classical Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Agnes only tossed three.
St. Agnes' victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Nova Classical Academy, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Concordia Academy the next time they take the field. St. Agnes will head out to face Concordia Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, while Nova Classical Academy will host them at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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