Baseball Game Preview: Middleburg Broncos vs. St. Johns Country Day Spartans

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The Middleburg Broncos will challenge the St. Johns Country Day Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Middleburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

St. Johns Country Day is facing Middleburg at the wrong time: Middleburg suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 4-2. The match marked the Broncos' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Middleburg got a good showing from Ethan Karaim, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.

At the plate, Middleburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Walker, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another was Hayden Bradshaw, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, St. Johns Country Day narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Florida State University High School 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.

Austin Stratmann looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on TJ Sunderhaus, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Harris, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI.

Having lost for the first time this season, Middleburg fell to 4-1. As for St. Johns Country Day, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Middleburg has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Johns Country Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.