After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Williamsburg Academy, St. John's Christian Academy was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They never let the Andrew Jackson Academy Warriors onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. John's Christian Academy also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Leonard Huxford made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Huxford has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Huxford was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, St. John's Christian Academy got a big performance out of Shane Rusch, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sumter Moorer, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
St. John's Christian Academy pushed their record up to 9-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Andrew Jackson Academy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-13.
St. John's Christian Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Andrew Jackson Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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