The Wayne Trace Raiders will challenge the St. John's Bluejays at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wayne Trace has nine straight victories, St. John's has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Wayne Trace had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Crestview on Friday. The Raiders were the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over the Knights. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, St. John's didn't have quite enough to beat Versailles on Tuesday and fell 4-2.
St. John's saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cam Elwer, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Wayne Trace pushed their record up to 15-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for St. John's, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Wayne Trace was able to grind out a solid win over St. John's in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 3-0. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Bluejays have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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