Purple Knights
| 03/10/25 @ De La Salle | 16 |
| 02/12/25 vs Madison Prep Academy | 15 |
| 02/28/25 @ Patterson | 13 |
| 02/25/25 vs Benjamin Franklin | 12 |
| 02/21/25 vs Nolan Catholic | 12 |
While St. Augustine didn't have the best season last year (they finished 15-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on the Warren Easton Fighting Eagles with a sharp 10-0 victory on Wednesday. Considering the Purple Knights have won nine games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Channing Cornelius Jr. made a splash no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero hits, the fewest he's had since back in February. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two triples, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted over his last nine contests.
In other pitching news, Xander Brady looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Isaiah Fields, who scored three runs and stole Four bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kenyon Hughes, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and one run.
St. Augustine always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .655. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win was the third in a row for St. Augustine, bringing their record for this year to 10-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Warren Easton, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
St. Augustine will have a chance to go back-to-back against Warren Easton: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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