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| 05/04/24 - Away | 4-10 L |
| 05/04/24 - Away | 4-10 L |
| 05/03/24 - Away | 2-16 L |
| 05/02/24 - Away | 10-5 W |
| 03/26/24 - Home | 2-7 L |
| + 5 more games |
Brother Martin and John Curtis Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2022, but likely not for long. The Brother Martin Crusaders will take on the John Curtis Christian Patriots at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Brother Martin will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Brother Martin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Holy Cross, who was ranked fifth at the time (Brother Martin was ranked 13th). Brother Martin's pitchers stepped up to hand Holy Cross a 5-0 shutout on Thursday.
Meanwhile, John Curtis Christian can bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They came out on top against St. Augustine by a score of 11-6. Considering the Patriots' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Brother Martin pushed their record up to 18-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for John Curtis Christian, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 14-9.
Brother Martin might still be hurting after the 10-4 defeat they got from John Curtis Christian when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can Brother Martin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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