The Porter-Gaud Cyclones will head out on the road to square off against the St. John's Islanders at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
First Baptist School hit Porter-Gaud with a eight-run second inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cyclones and the Hurricanes finished up their contest with a 12-12 draw. The Cyclones' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, St. John's waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Yellow Jackets 10-4. The Islanders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by six runs or more this season.
Will Shelton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Shelton was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and one triple. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Oliver Jayne, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That double marked the first that he has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Chris Cruz, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
St. John's kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.1 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 11.8.
St. John's record now sits at 8-4. Porter-Gaud's tie gives them a new season record of 8-4-1.
Porter-Gaud couldn't quite finish off St. John's when the teams last played back in March and fell 4-2. Can the Cyclones avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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