Houston Christian was the 4-1 winner over St. John when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The Houston Christian Mustangs fell just short of the St. John's Mavericks by a score of 3-1 on Friday.
Will Jackson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Kirby Orth was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Houston Christian's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-15-1. As for St. John's, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-5-1.
As of now, neither Houston Christian nor St. John's have any future games scheduled.
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