St. John is 3-0 against Columbus Grove since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. John's Bluejays will be playing at home against the Columbus Grove Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
If St. John's beats Columbus Grove with two runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. St. John's narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Marion Local 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. John's.
St. John's saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyce McClain, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Columbus Grove entered their tilt with Bluffton with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 16-14 win over the Pirates on Thursday.
St. John's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Columbus Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season.
St. John's was able to grind out a solid win over Columbus Grove in their previous matchup back in June of 2023, winning 4-0. Does St. John's have another victory up their sleeve, or will Columbus Grove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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