Purple Knights
| 02/12/25 vs Madison Prep Academy | 15 |
| 02/28/25 @ Patterson | 13 |
| 02/25/25 vs Benjamin Franklin | 12 |
| 02/15/25 @ Jena | 11 |
| 02/18/25 @ Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy | 10 |
St. Augustine made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Patterson, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The St. Augustine Purple Knights' pitchers stepped up to hand the Patterson Lumberjacks a 13-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Purple Knights have won six matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Xander Henry was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Henry was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Kenyon Hughes was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. St. Augustine is undefeated when Hughes posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jayden Jackson, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
St. Augustine always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
St. Augustine's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Patterson, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with the loss, which was their eighth straight at home.
Looking ahead, St. Augustine is taking a road trip to challenge Redan at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Patterson, they will take on Holy Cross at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Holy Cross will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Patterson surely won't give up without a fight.
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