St. John entered their tilt with Liberty Magnet with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Liberty Magnet Patriots 3-1. After a 16-10 finish the last time they played, St. John and Liberty Magnet decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
For Liberty Magnet's part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derrin Bailey, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
St. John's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.33 runs across that stretch. As for Liberty Magnet, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-4.
St. John will have a chance to go back-to-back against Liberty Magnet: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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