The Archbishop Shaw Eagles will head out to square off against the St. Augustine Purple Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Augustine took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Archbishop Shaw, who comes in off a win.
Archbishop Shaw will bounce into Monday's game after beating Destrehan, who they had gone 0-8 against in their eight prior meetings. Archbishop Shaw sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over Destrehan on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Dalton Davidson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on seven hits and racked up 12 Ks. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March of 2024.
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On the hitting side, Steven Houin was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine came up short against Catholic on Friday and fell 7-2. That's two games in a row now that the Purple Knights have lost by exactly five runs.
Derek Mercadal was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Archbishop Shaw now has a winning record of 11-10. As for St. Augustine, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8.
Archbishop Shaw skirted past St. Augustine 7-5 in their previous meeting back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Archbishop Shaw since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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