St. John Lutheran has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Countryside Christian Minutemen at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Countryside Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. John Lutheran, who comes in off a win.
St. John Lutheran can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. Everything went their way against Cedar Key as St. John Lutheran made off with a 10-0 win. St. John Lutheran had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year.
Luis Roman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Roman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Roman was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, St. John Lutheran got a massive performance out of Christian Bessoni, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Adam Stillwell was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Countryside Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-1 walloping at the hands of Bell. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Countryside Christian couldn't push the score so high this time.
Countryside Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Dalton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
St. John Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Countryside Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. John Lutheran has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Countryside Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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