St. John won against Malden Catholic last Wednesday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The St. John's Pioneers walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Shrewsbury Colonials. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. John's.
Jack Forgues made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Forgues was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jamie Herlihy was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
St. John's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Shrewsbury, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
St. John's will be playing at home against Nashoba Regional at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Shrewsbury, they will head out on the road to square off against Ashland at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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