Spartans
| 04/22/25 vs Covenant School of Jacksonville | 15 |
| 04/10/25 vs Eagle's View | 12 |
| 05/05/25 vs University Christian | 10 |
| 04/21/25 vs Covenant School of Jacksonville | 10 |
| 04/15/25 vs Christ's Church Academy | 10 |
St. Johns Country Day had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the University Christian Christians on Monday as they made off with an 11-1 victory. Considering the Spartans have won 12 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Brayden Harris made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Preston Cole, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Chandler Dantzler, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
St. Johns Country Day always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as University Christian only posted an OBP of .211.
St. Johns Country Day is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for University Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-10.
St. Johns Country Day will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Christians: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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