The St. Joseph's Catholic Knights will take on the Mauldin Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Joseph's Catholic will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
St. Joseph's Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Carolina Academy a 19-0 shutout on Wednesday. With that victory, the Knights brought their scoring average up to 7.5 runs per game.
Cade Alt was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Alt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Those hits were his first of the season.
Henry Dryden
| 03/12/25 @ Carolina Academy | 4 |
| 03/11/25 vs Carolina Academy | 2 |
| 03/01/25 @ James F. Byrnes | 2 |
| 03/01/25 @ Riverside | 1 |
In other batting news, Henry Dryden was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He has become a key player for St. Joseph's Catholic: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Frank Remsberg, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
St. Joseph's Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carolina Academy only posted an OBP of .182.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Mauldin ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past Hillcrest 3-2. The win continues a trend for the Mavericks in their matchups with the Rams: they've now won five in a row.
St. Joseph's Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. Mauldin now has a winning record of 3-2.
St. Joseph's Catholic came up short against Mauldin when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 12-8. Can St. Joseph's Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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