St. Augustine hasn't had much luck against Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Purple Knights will take on the Bears. St. Augustine will be strutting in after a victory while Catholic will be coming in after a loss.
St. Augustine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Byrd by a score of 5-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Purple Knights.
Meanwhile, Catholic came up short against Westlake on Monday and fell 7-3.
Catholic got a good showing from Tanner Forbes, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. What's more, Forbes gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in March.
On the hitting side, Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dekohta Jones, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 29-5. As for St. Augustine, their win bumped their record up to 17-19.
St. Augustine suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Catholic in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Purple Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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