The Pensacola Catholic Crusaders will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the South Warren Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Pensacola Catholic is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 11 games.
On Wednesday, Pensacola Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Mountain View, taking the game 5-2. Five seems to be a good number for Pensacola Catholic as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jackson Kohr looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chris Rembert, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Jalen Moton was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, South Warren came up short against Pace on Wednesday and fell 7-3. South Warren has struggled against Pace recently, as their match on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Pensacola Catholic's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs per game. As for South Warren, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.
Pensacola Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against South Warren in their previous meeting back in April of 2015, sneaking past 5-3. Will Pensacola Catholic repeat their success, or does South Warren have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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