Baseball Preview: St. John Fighting Herald vs. Chalker Wildcats
The St. John Fighting Herald will be playing at home against the Chalker Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John will be looking to keep their 14-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
St. John stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over Chalker.
Will Anderson and Aaron Wychock made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Anderson tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Wychock struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Anderson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Anderson scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Wychock scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Aj Henslee, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
St. John's win bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Chalker, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. John has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Chalker struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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