The St. James Tigers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Licking Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. St. James has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight losses, while Licking will come in with five straight wins.
On Thursday, St. James fell victim to a rough 9-3 defeat at the hands of St. Clair.
St. James saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Perkins, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Drake Plummer, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, St. James didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their tenth loss (out of 12 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Licking put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Monday. They never let Hartville onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory.
St. James' loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Licking, their win bumped their record up to 17-3.
St. James suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to Licking in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Will St. James have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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