Baseball Game Preview: St. John's Cadets vs. DeMatha Stags

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04/12/25 - Home	9-1 W
05/07/24 - Away	8-6 W
05/06/24 - Home	4-0 W
04/25/24 - Away	1-3 L
04/24/24 - Home	2-0 W
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St. John has gone 9-1 against DeMatha recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Cadets will welcome the Stags at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with St. John's sitting on five straight wins and DeMatha on six.

St. John's had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Bishop McNamara on Tuesday. The Cadets' pitchers stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 6-0 shutout. The Cadets not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 31st (when they won 15-4).

Meanwhile, DeMatha made easy work of Our Lady of Good Counsel on Tuesday and carried off a 12-5 victory. The Stags might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Ben Brown tossed a big game, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, DeMatha let James Johnson Jr and Franklin Zerpa run wild. Johnson Jr got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs, while Zerpa went 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI Zerpa has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Zach Perlin, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

St. John's win bumped their record up to 12-8-1. As for DeMatha, their victory bumped their record up to 13-7.

St. John's got the 'W' when the teams last played back in April of 2025 against DeMatha by a conclusive 9-1 score. Will the Cadets repeat their success, or do the Stags have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.