Baseball Recap: St. Johns Country Day Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Spartans

Previous Games

04/29/25 vs North Florida Christian	8-7
04/28/25 vs North Florida Christian	8-0
04/22/25 vs Covenant School of Jacksonville	15-0
04/21/25 vs Covenant School of Jacksonville	10-0
04/17/25 vs St. Joseph Academy	4-1
+ 2 more games

It's playoff time, and St. Johns Country Day had no trouble coming through when it counted. They had just enough and edged out the North Florida Christian Eagles 8-7. Winning may never get old, but the Spartans sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.

Hunter Rodgers made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February of 2024. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.

In other pitching news, St. Johns Country Day got a great performance from Ethan Bissell as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Bissell has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Nick Bowden was incredible, going 2-for-5 with one home run, four RBI, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gibby Gilliand, who went 2-for-5 with one home run and two runs.

St. Johns Country Day pushed their record up to 23-8 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for North Florida Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-18.

As of now, neither St. Johns Country Day nor the Eagles have any future games scheduled.