After flying high against Valley on Wednesday, St. Johns came back down to earth. The Redskins fell just short of the Pima Roughriders by a score of 6-5 on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Roughriders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-1 back in March.
Brennon Leslie put in work no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Leslie wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was T Platt, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
St. Johns now has a losing record of 10-11-1. As for Pima, the win got them back to even at 8-8-1.
Coming up, St. Johns will square off against Northland Prep Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Redskins' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Spartans have averaged an impressive 10.4 runs per game this season. As for Pima, they will face off against Snowflake at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. The Roughriders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Lobos have averaged an impressive 7.9 runs per game this season.
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