The St. Joseph's Catholic Knights will venture away from home to take on the Mauldin Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Joseph's Catholic has five straight wins, Mauldin has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mauldin's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: St. Joseph's Catholic hadn't allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. St. Joseph's Catholic was the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over Mountain View Prep on Friday. Considering the Knights have won five matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Nolan Green looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Henry Dryden, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-3. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Campbell, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Mauldin's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of T.L. Hanna on Tuesday.
St. Joseph's Catholic's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mauldin, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
St. Joseph's Catholic beat Mauldin 4-0 when the teams last played on Thursday. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph's Catholic 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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