St. John is 0-3 against Academic Magnet since March of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. John's Islanders will be playing at home against the Academic Magnet Raptors at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, St. John's came up short against Lowcountry Leadership and fell 8-3.
St. John's saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Shelton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Alfredo Juarez-Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, St. John's didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Academic Magnet fell victim to a rough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Bishop England on Thursday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Academic Magnet in their matchups with Bishop England: they've now lost six in a row.
St. John's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Academic Magnet, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
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