The St. John Fighting Herald are taking a road trip to challenge the University School Preppers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. John comes in on four and University School on nine.
St. John's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Bristol.
Dyln Newsome was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
St. John hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, University School beat Solon 6-2 on Wednesday.
The team relied heavily on Jack Nelson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Greer, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
University School pushed their record up to 17-2 with the victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for St. John, their record is now 12-3.
Both St. John and University School just can't seem to miss. The Fighting Herald have been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 12.3 hits per game. However, it's not like University School struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.2 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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