Baseball Preview: St. John's Christian Academy Cavaliers vs. Cross Trojans
The St. John's Christian Academy Cavaliers will be playing at home against the Cross Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in St. John's Christian Academy's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Cross has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
St. John's Christian Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They blew past Andrew Jackson Academy 13-1. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded St. John's Christian Academy with their most commanding win of the season.
Mason Ritter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Ritter has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Ritter was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Leonard Huxford was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Sumter Moorer, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cross pushed their score to five the last time they played they, but two weeks ago they couldn't quite do it again. They fell just short of Charleston Math & Science by a score of 2-0.
St. John's Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Cross, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
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