Baseball Recap: St. Johns Country Day's Victory on Monday Extends Winning Streak to Four

Spartans

Margin (Wins)

04/10/25 vs Eagle's View	12
04/21/25 vs Covenant School of Jacksonville	10
04/15/25 vs Christ's Church Academy	10
03/01/25 vs Maclay	10
02/28/25 vs DeLand	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. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Covenant School of Jacksonville Warriors a 10-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Spartans have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Brayden Harris was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 18 over six innings pitched. Those 18 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.

In other batting news, Gibby Gilliand was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Preston Cole, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

St. Johns Country Day was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Covenant School of Jacksonville only posted a batting average of .095.

The win was the fourth in a row for St. Johns Country Day, bringing their record up to 20-8. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Covenant School of Jacksonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-12.

St. Johns Country Day will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Warriors: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.