The Palmetto Mustangs will face off against the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Palmetto is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Powdersville on Monday. Palmetto came up short against Powdersville, falling 4-0. The Mustangs have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meetings.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Seahawks a 1-0 shutout.
Palmetto's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-3. As for St. Joseph's Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
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