St. Augustine had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They never let the Beachside Barracudas onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory.
Not much got past Skylar Kokoszka, who gave up just five hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Beachside off the board. Kokoszka has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Xavier Ahr was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Ronan Larrabee, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Beachside's side, they got a good showing from Alex Gwaltney, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
St. Augustine pushed their record up to 12-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs per game. As for Beachside, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-7.
St. Augustine will head out on the road to square off against Nease at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Augustine's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Nease's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Beachside, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Creekside at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Beachside: 3.5, Creekside: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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