After three games on the road, St. Johns Country Day is heading back home. They will take on the Harvest Community Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, everything went St. Johns Country Day's way against Bolles as St. Johns Country Day made off with a 7-1 win.
Jack Ensell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Seth Alford was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Harvest Community had no problem doing just that on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over the Knights.
Harvest Community got a massive performance out of Parker Swartz, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nathan McCartney, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-3.
St. Johns Country Day pushed their record up to 19-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Harvest Community, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. Johns Country Day has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Harvest Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went St. Johns Country Day's way against Harvest Community in their previous matchup back in March of 2016 as St. Johns Country Day made off with a 10-2 win. Will St. Johns Country Day repeat their success, or does Harvest Community have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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