After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Torrey Pines, St. Augustine was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Vista Grande Spartans by a score of 6-1.
Ryan Popkins
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Ryan Popkins tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. St. Augustine is undefeated when Popkins allows one or fewer earned runs, but 2-5 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Raphael Dunne, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024. Mikey Ruiz also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
St. Augustine is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Vista Grande, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3-1.
St. Augustine wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 12-6 win against Poway on the 2nd. As for Vista Grande, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 6-0 loss against Torrey Pines on the 2nd.
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