The St. Joseph's Catholic Knights will take on the Southside Christian Sabres at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, St. Joseph's Catholic earned a 12-7 victory over Greenville H. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly five runs.
Meanwhile, Southside Christian entered their tilt with Powdersville on Friday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Patriots a 5-0 shutout. Five seems to be a good number for the Sabres as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Southside Christian's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carson Bolemon, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. Another was Tyler Bolemon, who got three hits from his three at bats.
Southside Christian's win was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for St. Joseph's Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
St. Joseph's Catholic couldn't quite get it done against Southside Christian in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 7-3. Can St. Joseph's Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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