St. John scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over HCYA. That's two games straight that St. John's has won by exactly five runs.
St. John's let Gabby Sherrill and Yutia Li loose on the outfield. Sherrill scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Li scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Melanie Chen was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On HCYA's side, Kiran Kyham was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
St. John's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-6. As for HCYA, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. John's will challenge Incarnate Word Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. John's will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for HCYA, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Houston Christian at 5:00 p.m. Houston Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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