The Pensacola Catholic Crusaders will face off against the Faith Academy Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pensacola Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Pensacola Catholic earned a 10-5 victory over Spanish Fort. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crusaders.
Reed Rhodes looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Colton Guillot, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Pensacola Catholic's success: when he posts at least one home run the team is undefeated (and 0-4 when he doesn't). Ben Bates was another key player, going 2-for-5 with one home run and two RBI.
Pensacola Catholic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Faith Academy had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Patriots.
Wyatt Pippin looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Faith Academy's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Smith, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Those hits marked the first that Smith got this season.
Faith Academy's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Pensacola Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
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