The St. Augustine Catholic Wolves will head out on the road to square off against the Leading Edge Academy - GEC Spartans at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Augustine Catholic has three straight victories, Leading Edge Academy - GEC has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Augustine Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 32-30 win over Leading Edge Academy - GEC on Monday.
For Leading Edge Academy - GEC's part, Katelyn Clark made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored five runs and stole Two bases. while going 6-for-8. With that strong performance, Clark is now averaging an impressive 2.2 runs per game. Another player making a difference was Finley Johnson, who scored four runs while getting on base in five of her seven plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Leading Edge Academy - GEC was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Augustine Catholic only posted a batting average of .130.
St. Augustine Catholic pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 23.7 runs over those games. As for Leading Edge Academy - GEC, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
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