St. John is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. Mary's Ryken. The St. John's Cadets lost 13-3 to the St. Mary's Ryken Knights. St. John's has not had much luck with St. Mary's Ryken recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
St. John's saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liz Macyko, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
On St. Mary's Ryken's side, Mikaela Guy made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Guy was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ava Chadwick, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Natalie Nichols was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
St. John's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for St. Mary's Ryken, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
St. John's will head out on the road to square off against Bishop McNamara at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop McNamara has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed eight runs per game on average), something St. John's will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for St. Mary's Ryken, they will head out on the road to take on Paul VI at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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