The Pensacola Catholic Crusaders are taking a road trip to square off against the Pace Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Pensacola Catholic is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Gulf Breeze on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Dolphins by a score of 3-2.
Pensacola Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Casey Young, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI. Vaughn Howard also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, Pace entered their tilt with Robertsdale on Wednesday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Golden Bears with a sharp 8-1 win. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by six runs or more this season.
Pace pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Pensacola Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Pensacola Catholic took their win against Pace in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pensacola Catholic since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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