The St. James Sharks will be playing at home against the High Point Christian Academy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
St. James never got on the board in their matchup last Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against St. Mary's Ryken on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 13-2 victory. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for St. James this season.
Maxwell Albanese looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Dylan Victoria came in to relieve Albanese and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his one inning pitched.
On the hitting side, St. James got a massive performance out of Caleb Lindamood, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Justin Sobczyk was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, High Point Christian Academy put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Wellsville as High Point Christian Academy made off with a 20-5 win.
St. James has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for High Point Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 8-5.
Everything went St. James' way against High Point Christian Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2018 as St. James made off with a 10-2 win. Does St. James have another victory up their sleeve, or will High Point Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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