Baseball Game Preview: Holy Spirit Catholic Saints vs. Central Falcons

The Holy Spirit Catholic Saints will head out on the road to take on the Central Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Holy Spirit Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Central will be coming in after a loss.

Holy Spirit Catholic's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Holt with a sharp 18-0 win. The Saints haven't had any issues with the Ironmen recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Evan Barnett made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.

JT Besanceney

Runs

04/14/25 @ Holt	2
03/21/25 @ Pickens County	2
03/19/25 vs Pickens County	2
03/03/25 vs Paul W. Bryant	2
02/27/25 vs University Charter	2
+ 2 more games

In other batting news, JT Besanceney was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Holy Spirit Catholic's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 2-9 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of John Anthony Armour, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Holy Spirit Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Central's offense. They came up short against Northridge on Thursday, falling 18-0. The Falcons have struggled against the Jaguars recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.

Holy Spirit Catholic's record is now 7-10. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-13.

Holy Spirit Catholic might still be hurting after the 12-5 loss they got from Central in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Saints avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.