Baseball Recap: St. Johnsbury Academy Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with South Burlington

St. Johnsbury Academy faced South Burlington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Hilltoppers fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 5-4. The loss was the Hilltoppers' first of the season.

Having lost for the first time this season, St. Johnsbury Academy fell to 9-1. As for South Burlington, they pushed their record up to 5-1-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Johnsbury Academy will host Mt. Mansfield at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Hilltoppers 1.4, the Cougars 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for South Burlington, they will square off against Colchester at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.