The St. John Eagles will face off against the Dunham Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. John will be strutting in after a victory while Dunham will be coming in after a loss.
St. John came out on top against Ponchatoula on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run seventh inning. The Eagles took their matchup against the Green Wave 9-4.
Meanwhile, Dunham fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Riverside Academy on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rebels by a score of 2-1. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cole Richter was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched.
St. John pushed their record up to 9-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Dunham, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10-1.
St. John skirted past Dunham 5-4 when the teams last played back in March of 2019. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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