Baseball Preview: St. John Lutheran Saints vs. City of Life Christian Academy Warriors
The St. John Lutheran Saints will be playing at home against the City of Life Christian Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
St. John Lutheran can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 20-3 margin over Cedar Key. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for St. John Lutheran considering their two-run performance the match before.
Christian Bessoni was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Bessoni has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bessoni was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Bryce Disimile and Holden Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Disimile scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Johnson scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dorien McAleese, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 26 runs the game before, City of Life Christian Academy was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They suffered a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Lakeside Christian.
St. John Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 12-5. As for City of Life Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
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