The Halifax Academy Knights will head out on the road to take on the St. John Lutheran Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
After soaring to 23 runs the game before, Halifax Academy was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 25-1 walloping at the hands of Crooms Academy. Halifax Academy has not had much luck with Crooms Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, St. John Lutheran's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 11-6 to Oasis Christian.
Luis Roman put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Roman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Roman was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Roman wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Adam Stillwell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Halifax Academy's record is now 1-1. As for St. John Lutheran, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3.
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