Baseball Preview: Palmetto Scholars Academy Phoenix vs. St. John's Islanders
The Palmetto Scholars Academy Phoenix will look to defend their home field on Friday against the St. John's Islanders at 5:30 p.m.
Two weeks ago, Palmetto Scholars Academy fell victim to a tough 16-4 defeat at the hands of Lowcountry Leadership. Palmetto Scholars Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, St. John's gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Charleston Math & Science a 13-0 shutout.
Will Shelton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Shelton was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, St. John's got a massive performance out of Antonio Hernandez, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Robert Grant was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Palmetto Scholars Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for St. John's, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Palmetto Scholars Academy suffered a grim 14-2 defeat to St. John's in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hernandez, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Now that Palmetto Scholars Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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