Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot). Everything went their way against the Tidewater Academy Warriors on Thursday as Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot made off with a 21-1 victory. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Matthew Fountain
Matthew Fountain made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 1-4 otherwise. Fountain was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot got a massive performance out of Taylor Hamner, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Those three stolen bases gave Hamner a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dylan McCarthy, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .610. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Tidewater Academy, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Coming up, Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot will be playing at home against Brunswick Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot's pitchers better be ready for this one: Brunswick Academy has averaged an impressive 6.1 runs per game this season. As for Tidewater Academy, they will head out to face off against Amelia Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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