The New Life Academy Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the St. Agnes Aggies at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. New Life Academy has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 17.
Last Monday, New Life Academy came up short against St. Croix Prep and fell 7-3.
Meanwhile, St. Agnes was able to grind out a solid win over St. Croix Prep on Wednesday, taking the game 6-2.
Eric Cain made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Cain has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cain was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Greg Patros was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing four bases.
New Life Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for St. Agnes, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
New Life Academy might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from St. Agnes in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Agnes' Charlie Witzel, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that New Life Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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