The St. Augustine Knights are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Saint Mary's Hall Barons at 4:30 p.m. St. Augustine hasn't scored more than one runs for seven games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Last Tuesday, St. Augustine fell victim to a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of San Antonio Christian.
Meanwhile, Saint Mary's Hall suffered a tough 9-3 loss at the hands of TMI-Episcopal on Friday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Saint Mary's Hall in their matchups with TMI-Episcopal: they've now lost four in a row.
Augie Grohman was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Grohman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Grohman was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Elijah Olivo was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
St. Augustine's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Saint Mary's Hall, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
St. Augustine skirted past Saint Mary's Hall 7-6 in their previous meeting back in March. Will St. Augustine repeat their success, or does Saint Mary's Hall have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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