Peniel Baptist Academy is 2-8 against St. Johns Country Day since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. Peniel Baptist Academy will host St. Johns Country Day at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Peniel Baptist Academy has four straight wins, St. Johns Country Day has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Peniel Baptist Academy beats St. Johns Country Day with nine runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Peniel Baptist Academy beat Interlachen on Monday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-3. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Alexis Peacock made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Peacock was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Kenna Cone was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Shanley Jenkins was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Peniel Baptist Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, St. Johns Country Day came up short against Trinity Christian Academy on Friday, falling 13-4.
St. Johns Country Day saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Geli Yepez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Peniel Baptist Academy pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for St. Johns Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Peniel Baptist Academy hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like St. Johns Country Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Peniel Baptist Academy beat St. Johns Country Day 9-6 in their previous meeting back in February. Does Peniel Baptist Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Johns Country Day turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
