Baseball Preview: St. Johns Redskins vs. San Tan Charter Roadrunners
The St. Johns Redskins are on the road again on Friday to play the San Tan Charter Roadrunners at 1:00 p.m. St. Johns is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, St. Johns gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on Sabino with a sharp 12-5 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for St. Johns considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Everett McFee was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cy Lindsey, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, San Tan Charter waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 6-2.
The team relied heavily on Braden Peasel, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Tommy Crupi, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
St. Johns has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for San Tan Charter, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Johns has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like San Tan Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. 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.
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