The St. Johns Redskins will face off against the Pima Roughriders at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Johns is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Valley on Wednesday as they made off with a 20-2 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Redskins with their most commanding win of the season.
Everett McFee made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
McKray Johnson
| 04/16/25 @ Valley | 3 |
| 04/10/25 @ Hayden | 2 |
| 04/07/25 @ Joseph City | 2 |
| 03/17/25 vs Morenci | 2 |
| 04/24/24 vs Phoenix Country Day | 2 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on McKray Johnson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mark Cox, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
St. Johns was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .750. They are 8-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pima, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They blew past San Carlos 11-3 on Wednesday. The Roughriders haven't had any issues with the Braves recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Pima saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Castro, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and one stolen base. Colter Kempton was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Pima's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-8-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for St. Johns, the victory got them back to even at 10-10-1.
Pima's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: St. Johns hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .369. It's a different story for Pima, though, as they've only averaged .222. Will they be able to contain St. Johns' hitters?
St. Johns might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Pima in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Redskins have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
