The St. John Fighting Herald will take on the Hillsdale Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. John is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past McDonald 12-2. The result was nothing new for St. John, who have now won ten games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Will Anderson made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Anderson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Anderson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Ezra Campbell was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bryson Vennitti, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hillsdale was able to grind out a solid victory over Mapleton on Tuesday, taking the game 9-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hillsdale.
The team relied heavily on Braylen Jarvis, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Aiden Hoffman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
The win was the third in a row for St. John, bringing their record for this year to 16-5. As for Hillsdale, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-10.
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