The Mauldin Mavericks will take on the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mauldin has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while St. Joseph's Catholic will arrive with five straight wins.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Mauldin's offense. They fell 3-0 to T.L. Hanna on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Catholic's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Friday. They never let Mountain View Prep get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory. Considering the Knights have won five games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Nolan Green looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Henry Dryden, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-3. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Campbell, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
St. Joseph's Catholic's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mauldin, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Mauldin came up short against St. Joseph's Catholic when the teams last played on Thursday, falling 4-0. Will Mauldin have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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