Pinon is 0-7 against St. Johns since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Pinon Eagles will stay at home for another game and welcome the St. Johns Redskins at 3:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Pinon ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Northland Prep Academy and snuck past 13-12. The victory was just what Pinon needed coming off of a 14-2 loss in their prior contest.
Meanwhile, St. Johns stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They put the hurt on Blue Ridge with a sharp 9-3 win. The victory was familiar territory for St. Johns who now have eight in a row.
St. Johns let Kelsey Scarbrough and Lucy Sundahl loose on the outfield. Scarbrough scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Sundahl scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Sundahl is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Pulsipher, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Pinon's win bumped their record up to 5-7-1. As for St. Johns, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
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