The Pensacola Catholic Crusaders will face off against the Blanchard Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Pensacola Catholic earned a 7-4 victory over Broken Arrow.
Nick Shashaty looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
Rhyland Richards
| 03/18/25 vs Broken Arrow | 3 |
| 03/13/25 @ Milton | 2 |
| 03/12/25 vs Pace | 2 |
| 02/22/25 @ Jay | 2 |
| 05/11/24 vs Bishop Snyder | 2 |
On the hitting side, Pensacola Catholic let Ben Bates and Rhyland Richards run wild. Bates got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI, while Richards went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI. The dominant performance gave Richards a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Lane Grissett, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Blanchard put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Booker T. Washington a 14-0 shutout. Fans of the Lions have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Blanchard's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Pensacola Catholic, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-7.
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