The Pensacola Catholic Crusaders narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Bixby Spartans 6-4.
Kole King
| 03/18/26 vs Bixby | 7 |
| 02/27/26 vs St. Stanislaus | 5 |
| 02/10/26 @ Northview | 5 |
| 03/19/25 vs Blanchard | 5 |
| 03/29/25 vs Hillsboro | 4 |
Kole King got the start for Pensacola Catholic and what a start it was: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Those seven strikeouts gave King a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Reed Rhodes, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Davy Bradley was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
Pensacola Catholic lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more home runs.
Pensacola Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Bixby, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-6.
Pensacola Catholic has already played their next contest, a 15-0 win against Union on the 19th. As for Bixby, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 14-3 victory against Christ Presbyterian Academy on the 19th.
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