John Curtis came out on the good end of a one-run baseball game Tuesday.
The 2-1 victory against Brother Martin gave the Patriots a boost after six of their nine losses this season all came in games decided by one run.
“We got a lot of experience in these types of games,” Curtis coach Jeff Curtis said. “Unfortunately, a lot of them haven’t gone our way. We got two two-out hits with nobody on base and the ball bounced our way (against Brother Martin).”
That result tightened the Catholic League race as it nears the midway point.
Brother Martin dropped into a tie with Rummel for first place in the Catholic League — both at 5-1 in district games.
One game behind them is Jesuit at 4-2.
Brother Martin and Jesuit will play two games set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium and noon Saturday at Jesuit’s John Ryan Stadium.
Meanwhile, Rummel will face Curtis (2-4 in district) in a pair of games set for 6 p.m. Thursday at Harahan Playground and 2 p.m. Saturday at Mike Miley Stadium.
Curtis went ahead on a two-out hit by Juan Washington that skipped by the Brother Martin center fielder as Xavier Brown scored from first base. Bryce Hebert threw a complete game and allowed five hits.
Other district matchups have Holy Cross (3-3 in district) against Warren Easton (2-4) and St. Augustine (3-3) against Edna Karr (0-6).
Rummel sweeps
Lenny Cline drove in three runs with a two-RBI double and a sacrifice fly as Rummel defeated St. Augustine 5-0 and completed a two-game series sweep.
The double capped the scoring a four-run second inning that included an RBI single by Gavin Nix and a sacrifice fly by Aiden Gernard.
Rummel began the district season with a series split against Jesuit followed by a sweep of Easton.
Curtis softball wins
Miley Percle scored on a fly ball that went for an inside-the-park home run and Makayla Escude pitched a complete game for John Curits in a 1-0 victory against Chapelle.
The game was a rematch from the LHSAA Division I select state final that Chapelle won last season.
The only loss for John Curtis in Catholic League play came in 13 innings against Mount Carmel, which clinched the district title by beating Dominican on Tuesday.
