While Slidell put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for St. Augustine. The Tigers walked away with a 4-0 win over the Purple Knights. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Purple Knights: they've now won three in a row.
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St. Augustine's batters probably weren't too happy with Carter Buchholz, who pitched a no hitter and racked up ten Ks (he gave up five walks). Buchholz also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Slidell is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-12 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Slidell secured the win behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Xavier Paul, Jr., who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Paul, Jr. has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
The victory got Slidell back to even at 12-12. As for St. Augustine, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-12.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Slidell will face off against St. Thomas Aquinas at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Augustine, they will square off against John Curtis Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Patriots' pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so the Purple Knights' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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