St. John is 9-1 against Doherty Memorial since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The St. John's Pioneers will head out on the road to face off against the Doherty Memorial Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. St. John's will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
St. John's is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Central Catholic (and have done all season long). St. John's was the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over Central Catholic on Monday.
St. John's got a great performance from Brady Shea as he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Shea has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jamie Herlihy, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Noah Basgaard was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Doherty Memorial lost 13-2 to Shepherd Hill Regional on Monday. Doherty Memorial has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. John's has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Doherty Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Everything went St. John's way against Doherty Memorial when the teams last played on May 2nd as St. John's made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. John's since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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