The St. John Fighting Herald will challenge the Waterloo Vikings at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
St. John is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Loudonville as they made off with an 11-1 win. The Fighting Herald might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by ten runs or more this season.
Gus Petros made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anthony Severino, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Another player making a difference was Dyln Newsome, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.
Andrews Osborne Academy typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Waterloo proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Phoenix with a sharp 10-3 victory.
St. John has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Waterloo, their record now sits at 8-13.
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