St. Augustine has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Nease Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Augustine is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
St. Augustine only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-point they dealt Beachside on Friday. St. Augustine's pitcher stepped up to hand Beachside a 7-0 shutout.
Skylar Kokoszka spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on five hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Xavier Ahr, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Bushman, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Nease's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Creekside by a score of 5-4.
St. Augustine has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Nease, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
St. Augustine might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Nease when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Thankfully for St. Augustine, Jake Larson (who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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