St. James proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by 11) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 win over the High Point Christian Academy Cougars. With that victory, St. James brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Frank Pepe looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Caleb Lindamood, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Rome Derenzo, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, High Point Christian Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. James only tossed five.
St. James is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for High Point Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
St. James didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 13-3 win vs. Washington on the 6th. High Point Christian Academy has also already played their next match, a 15-6 victory against Princeton on the 6th.
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