St. Frederick came tearing into Tuesday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Ouachita Christian Eagles a 9-0 shutout. St. Frederick might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
GARRETT TAYLOR made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. TAYLOR was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, St. Frederick let William Patrick and Aiden Melna loose on the outfield. Patrick scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Melna went 3-for-4 with four RBI. Another player making a difference was Garrett Ajlani, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
St. Frederick has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Ouachita Christian, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6.
St. Frederick will head out on the road to square off against Oak Grove at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oak Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so St. Frederick's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ouachita Christian, they will be playing at home against Evangel Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Evangel Christian Academy: 3.9, Ouachita Christian: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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