Nova Classical Academy is 0-4 against St. Agnes since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Nova Classical Academy Knights will head out on the road to take on the St. Agnes Aggies at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Nova Classical Academy earned an 8-4 victory over New Life Academy.
The team relied heavily on Alex Ehlebracht, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played.
Meanwhile, St. Agnes waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Bears by a score of 6-2.
Eric Cain spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on three hits.
At the plate, St. Agnes saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Witzel, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Nova Classical Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-7. As for St. Agnes, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Nova Classical Academy couldn't quite finish off St. Agnes when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cain, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over seven innings pitched. Now that Nova Classical Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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