The Mathews Mustangs will square off against the St. John Fighting Herald at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Mustangs on Wednesday. Mathews came up short against Grand Valley, falling 9-3. Mathews has struggled against Grand Valley recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, St. John waltzed into their game on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 21-1 win. The Fighting Herald might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by ten runs or more this season.
St. John let Anthony Severino and Ezra Campbell run wild. Severino went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and five RBI, while Campbell went a perfect 4-for-4 with six RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Those six RBI gave Campbell a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Will Anderson, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
St. John was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .579. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
St. John's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Mathews, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Mathews suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to St. John in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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