Baseball Preview: St. Johns Redskins vs. Tombstone Yellow Jackets
The St. Johns Redskins will head out on the road to take on the Tombstone Yellow Jackets at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Johns is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
St. Johns is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against Phoenix Country Day by a score of 7-4.
Clance Wiltbank made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Wiltbank was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Michael Bushman was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. Kaden Waite was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tombstone came up short against Bisbee last Monday and fell 6-3.
Tombstone saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was DJ Elias, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Hank Moody, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
St. Johns' victory bumped their record up to 16-10. As for Tombstone, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Johns has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tombstone struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Johns suffered a grim 14-6 defeat to Tombstone when the teams last played back in May of 2021. Can St. Johns avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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