The Episcopal Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Catholic Bears at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Episcopal's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pope John Paul II on Wednesday. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Catholic came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Broncos with a sharp 12-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won 17 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Lucas Lawrence looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Catholic got a big performance out of Dekohta Jones, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave Jones a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayes Segar, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one run.
Catholic hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in six consecutive games.
Catholic's win bumped their record up to 28-4. As for Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 11-17.
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