The St. Johns Country Day Spartans are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Bishop Snyder Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. St. Johns Country Day is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
St. Johns Country Day's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Menendez on Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to the Falcons. Having soared to a lofty 25 runs in the game before, St. Johns Country Day's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Bishop Snyder rose to the challenge on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Knights a 15-0 shutout. Considering Bishop Snyder has won seven matches by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Raile Linke was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Linke was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Isabela Ibarra was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Caitlyn Gordon was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
St. Johns Country Day's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4. As for Bishop Snyder, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-16.
Bishop Snyder's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: St. Johns Country Day hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .356. It's a different story for Bishop Snyder, though, as they've only averaged .241. Will they be able to contain St. Johns Country Day's hitters?
St. Johns Country Day might still be hurting after the 12-4 defeat they got from Bishop Snyder in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ibarra, who struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Now that St. Johns Country Day knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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