The Perry Pirates will square off against the St. John Fighting Herald at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Perry might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-4 to Hudson, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, St. John came tearing into Monday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 14-1 margin over the Falcons. The Fighting Herald might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by ten runs or more this season.
Gus Petros made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Will Anderson and Chase Newsome did most of the damage at the plate: Anderson went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Newsome got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI Anderson has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Anthony Severino, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double.
St. John always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive games.
Perry's defeat dropped their record down to 20-5. As for St. John, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-4.
Everything went Perry's way against St. John in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, as Perry made off with a 19-0 victory. Do the Pirates have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Fighting Herald turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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