The St. John's Islanders will square off against the Porter-Gaud Cyclones at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Porter-Gaud will take on a team with plenty of momentum: St. John's extended their winning streak to five on Tuesday. The Islanders blew past Branchville 10-4. The result was nothing new for the Islanders, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Will Shelton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Shelton was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and one triple. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Oliver Jayne, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That double was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Shelton, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
St. John's kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.1 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 11.8.
Meanwhile, Porter-Gaud unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They and First Baptist School finished up their game with a 12-12 draw.
St. John's win bumped their record up to 8-4. Porter-Gaud's draw makes their record 8-4-1 this season.
St. John's came out on top in a nail-biter against Porter-Gaud in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 4-2. Do the Islanders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cyclones turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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