St. Augustine waltzed into their match on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Helix Highlanders as they made off with a 9-1 win. The Saints have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Highlanders, too.
Grayson Boles
| 03/17/25 vs Granite Hills | 4 |
| 02/25/25 @ La Mirada | 2 |
| 03/24/25 @ Helix | 1 |
| 02/22/25 vs Maranatha | 1 |
St. Augustine got a great performance from Grayson Boles as he struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Boles also tossed a walk, which is notable because St. Augustine is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 2-3 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Shane Miranda, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That home run was his first of the season. Kapono Nakanelua was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
The victory got St. Augustine back to even at 4-4. As for Helix, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
St. Augustine will take on Eastlake at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Eastlake has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Helix, they will square off against Coronado at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Coronado's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Helix's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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