Horizon Honors waltzed into their contest on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the St. Augustine Catholic Wolves. That's more bragging rights for Horizon Honors, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Antonio Arellano and Austin Ragsdale made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Arellano pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Ragsdale tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Arellano scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Ragsdale scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Zach Hull was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Richard Fretwell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On St. Augustine Catholic's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Martinez, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Horizon Honors is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for St. Augustine Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Horizon Honors will be playing at home against Phoenix Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Phoenix Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season. As for St. Augustine Catholic, they will head out on the road to challenge Sequoia Pathway Academy at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Sequoia Pathway Academy is coming into the match with five straight losses at home, meaning St. Augustine Catholic will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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