Lowcountry Leadership waltzed into their matchup on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They came out on top against the St. John's Islanders by a score of 8-3. For Lowcountry Leadership, this counts as revenge for the 11-9 defeat St. John's walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
The team relied heavily on Payton Bullock, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Kingston Bowens was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
On St. John's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Shelton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Alfredo Juarez-Hernandez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, St. John's didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Lowcountry Leadership pushed their record up to 12-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. John's, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lowcountry Leadership will take on Cross at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lowcountry Leadership is facing Cross at the right time seeing as Cross is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for St. John's, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Academic Magnet at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John's is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
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