The Holy Spirit Catholic Saints will head out on the road to square off against the University Charter Trail Blazers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Holy Spirit Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Holy Spirit Catholic was handed a 14-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Central on Monday. Holy Spirit Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Central and snuck past 7-5. The victory was just what Holy Spirit Catholic needed coming off of a 17-3 loss in their prior game.
Reed Simmons was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Simmons was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, JT Besanceney and Shaun Cook did most of the damage at the plate: Besanceney scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Cook scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Terry Collins was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, University Charter was not able to break out of their rough patch back in February as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. Their rough 10-0 loss to Demopolis might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that University Charter has lost by exactly ten runs.
Holy Spirit Catholic's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for University Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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