Baseball Preview: St. John's Pioneers vs. St. John's Prep Eagles
St. John is 2-8 against St. John's Prep since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The St. John's Pioneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. John's Prep Eagles at 4:00 p.m. St. John's will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
St. John's will head into Monday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-run they dealt Catholic Memorial on Monday. St. John's was the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over Catholic Memorial.
St. John's got a great performance from Brady Shea as he struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Shea has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Noah Basgaard, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Jamie Herlihy was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for St. John's Prep, as they earned their first road win of the season. They had just enough and edged Malden Catholic out 4-3.
St. John's has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for St. John's Prep, the victory got them back to even at 4-4-1.
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