The Coronado Islanders are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Augustine Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Coronado has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Thursday, it was close, but Coronado sidestepped University City for a 7-6 victory. The win continues a trend for the Islanders in their matchups with the Centurions: they've now won five in a row.
Cathedral Catholic hit St. Augustine with a four-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Saints fell 7-4 to the Dons. The Saints' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
St. Augustine got a good showing from Declan Higgins, who tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Higgins has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 12 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Augustine saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mikey Ruiz, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Coronado's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.33 runs across that stretch. As for St. Augustine, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-9-1.
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