St. Augustine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jesuit Blue Jays. Surprisingly, this marked the fifth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Kenyon Hughes was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Hughes wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Channing Cornelius Jr., who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
St. Augustine's loss dropped their record down to 16-13. As for Jesuit, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 23-9-1.
While St. Augustine had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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