For the second straight game, St. Joseph Catholic will face off against Presbyterian Christian. The Bruins will welcome the Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph Catholic has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 17.
St. Joseph Catholic lost 8-1 to Presbyterian Christian on Tuesday.
For Presbyterian Christian's part, Bankston Walters made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Walters also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Presbyterian Christian is 5-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-9 otherwise. Walters was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Reed Bridges was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Jet Henderson, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Presbyterian Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Presbyterian Christian's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-10. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for St. Joseph Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
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