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| 04/26/24 - Home | 8-5 W |
| 04/25/24 - Home | 10-9 W |
| 04/09/24 - Away | 7-6 W |
| 04/06/24 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 03/28/23 - Home | 8-5 W |
| + 5 more games |
John Curtis Christian is a perfect 10-0 against St. Augustine since March of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The John Curtis Christian Patriots will be playing at home against the St. Augustine Purple Knights at 7:00 p.m. John Curtis Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while St. Augustine will come in with four straight wins.
John Curtis Christian's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Holy Cross hitters got past them. John Curtis Christian might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-1 to Holy Cross, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
While St. Augustine didn't have the best season last year (they finished 15-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Warren Easton on Friday as St. Augustine made off with a 14-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Purple Knights, who have now won ten matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Tariq Davis looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kenyon Hughes, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. St. Augustine is undefeated when Hughes posts two or more runs, but 5-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Channing Cornelius Jr., who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-3.
St. Augustine pushed their record up to 11-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for John Curtis Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-8.
John Curtis Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Augustine in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 8-5. Does John Curtis Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Augustine turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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