Preview: St. Johns Country Day Spartans vs. Peniel Baptist Academy Warriors
St. Johns Country Day is 9-1 against Peniel Baptist Academy since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The St. Johns Country Day Spartans will be playing at home against the Peniel Baptist Academy Warriors at 4:03 p.m. St. Johns Country Day is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
St. Johns Country Day can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against St. Joseph Academy as St. Johns Country Day made off with a 22-12 victory. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Jules Raimondi was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and 11 unearned) runs off eight hits. Raimondi was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, St. Johns Country Day got a massive performance out of Gabriela Oceguera, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Audrey Jackson, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Peniel Baptist Academy came up short against Interlachen two weeks ago and fell 12-7. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Peniel Baptist Academy in their matchups with Interlachen: they've now lost seven in a row.
Like St. Johns Country Day, Peniel Baptist Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Alexis Peacock. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and ten unearned) runs off nine hits. Peacock was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Traelyn Baker made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Hannah Stone was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
The win made it two in a row for St. Johns Country Day and bumps their season record up to 5-3. As for Peniel Baptist Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. St. Johns Country Day hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Peniel Baptist Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 per game. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
St. Johns Country Day took their victory against Peniel Baptist Academy in their previous matchup back in February by a conclusive 9-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Peacock, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Johns Country Day still be able to contain Peacock? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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