St. Joseph Academy is 0-10 against St. Johns Country Day since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The St. Joseph Academy Flashes will face off against the St. Johns Country Day Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Joseph Academy: 3.4, St. Johns Country Day: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Joseph Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Christ's Church Academy onto the board and left with a 3-0 win.
Jacob Guthmiller tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Joseph Academy's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Garrison Wade, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, St. Johns Country Day gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Harvest Community 15-0. The victory was nothing new for St. Johns Country Day as they're now sitting on six straight.
Ethan Bissell looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Nick Bowden was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Kolt Myers was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
St. Joseph Academy's win bumped their record up to 18-8. As for St. Johns Country Day, they pushed their record up to 20-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
St. Joseph Academy might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from St. Johns Country Day in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can St. Joseph Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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