The St. Augustine Purple Knights will square off against the Archbishop Shaw Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
On Friday, St. Augustine came up short against Catholic and fell 7-2. The Purple Knights have struggled against the Bears recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Derek Mercadal was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Shaw waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged out the Wildcats 6-4.
Dalton Davidson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on seven hits and racked up 12 Ks. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Steven Houin was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
St. Augustine's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Archbishop Shaw, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
St. Augustine couldn't quite finish off Archbishop Shaw in their previous meeting back in February and fell 7-5. Will St. Augustine have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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