Carolina Academy is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will head out on the road to face off against the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Carolina Academy lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Thornwell, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Thursday's match. Carolina Academy's pitcher stepped up to hand Thornwell a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won three games by six runs or more so far this season.
Aidan Alston
| 03/06/25 vs Thornwell | 13 |
| 02/24/24 vs Southside | 9 |
| 03/01/25 vs Hampton Park Christian | 8 |
| 02/27/24 vs Thornwell | 6 |
| 04/23/24 vs Berea | 4 |
Aidan Alston made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Christian Bedolla, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Stelios Karambasis was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Carolina Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .517 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Catholic made easy work of Union County on Tuesday and carried off an 11-1 win. That looming 11-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Knights yet this season.
Carolina Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for St. Joseph's Catholic, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Carolina Academy suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to St. Joseph's Catholic in their previous matchup back in March of 2019. Can Carolina Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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