Baseball Preview: St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse vs. Touchet Redhawks
St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse will head out on the road to challenge the Touchet Redhawks at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse and three for Touchet.
Two weeks ago, St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse fell victim to a tough 13-5 loss at the hands of Pomeroy.
Matthew DeFord was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). DeFord has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. DeFord was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Wade Gribble made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Touchet's offense. They suffered a rough 22-0 defeat at the hands of Liberty Christian last Saturday.
St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Touchet, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7-1.
St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Touchet when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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