The St. John's Bluejays will challenge the Kalida Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between St. John's and Minster, and Minster kept the tradition alive. The Bluejays fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The loss put an end to the Bluejays' undefeated start to the season.
St. John's saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyce McClain, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Kalida brought some dynamite into their most recent match. Everything went their way against Crestview on Saturday as they made off with an 11-1 win. While the Wildcats didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Kalida's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for St. John's, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
St. John's skirted past Kalida 3-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the Bluejays have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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