St. Augustine Catholic won the last time they faced Palo Verde and things went their way on Friday too. St. Augustine Catholic walked away with a 7-2 win over Palo Verde.
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Owen Ernle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up 19 Ks. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because St. Augustine Catholic is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 1-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Patrick Manriquez was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Gus Alcantar was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
St. Augustine Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 3-9. As for Palo Verde, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Coming up, St. Augustine Catholic will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Tombstone at 4:00 p.m. St. Augustine Catholic's pitchers better be ready for this one: Tombstone has averaged an impressive 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Palo Verde, they will head out to square off against Thatcher at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Thatcher has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.45 runs per game on average), something Palo Verde will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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