The St. John's Islanders will head out on the road to face off against the Cross Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Cross took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on St. John's, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, St. John's made easy work of Baptist Hill and carried off a 12-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. John's.
Kennedy Moore was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Moore was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Danae Brown was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Sanaa Rhoades, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, Cross is still looking for their first win of the season after six games. They fell victim to a tough 20-2 loss at the hands of Lowcountry Leadership on Monday.
St. John's has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-6 record this season. As for Cross, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went St. John's way against Cross in their previous meeting last Tuesday as St. John's made off with a 19-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. John's since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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