Baseball Preview: Lordstown Red Devils vs. St. John Fighting Herald
Lordstown is 0-4 against St. John since May of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lordstown Red Devils will look to defend their home field against the St. John Fighting Herald at 4:30 p.m.
Lordstown's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Bristol on Monday. They fell victim to a tough 11-0 loss at the hands of the Panthers. Lordstown has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, St. John waltzed into their game on Monday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over the Bombers. St. John's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Aaron Wychock made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Wychock was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, St. John got a massive performance out of Ezra Campbell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Will Anderson, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Lordstown now has a losing record at 2-3. As for St. John, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Lordstown might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from St. John in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. John's Kyle Hejduk, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Lordstown knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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