For the second straight game, St. Augustine will face off against Jesuit. The Purple Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Blue Jays at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Augustine has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Jesuit will arrive with four straight wins.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when St. Augustine and Jesuit meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Purple Knights fell 5-2 to the Blue Jays.
Kenyon Hughes put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Hughes wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Channing Cornelius Jr., who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
St. Augustine's defeat dropped their record down to 16-13. As for Jesuit, their victory bumped their record up to 23-9-1.
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