The St. Johns Redskins will challenge the Chinle Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Johns is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.8 runs per game this season.
St. Johns' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Hopi 15-0. Considering the Redskins have won seven games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Abby Wagoner
| 04/01/25 vs Hopi | 2 |
| 03/19/25 @ Winslow | 1 |
| 03/07/25 vs Hopi | 1 |
| 03/06/25 vs Window Rock | 1 |
| 03/04/25 @ Payson | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Abby Wagoner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Bellamia Nelson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
St. Johns always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .696. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Chinle hadn't done well against Page recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Wildcats had just enough and edged out the Sand Devils 7-5. The game was the first time the Wildcats have beaten the Sand Devils on their field since April 22, 2023.
Chinle's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-6. As for St. Johns, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
St. Johns was able to grind out a solid win over Chinle when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 7-4. Will the Redskins repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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