The St. John Heralds will square off against the Mathews Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. St. John has given up an average of 8.9 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
St. John came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Cardinal, falling 18-7. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since May 11, 2022, but that streak is no more.
Maddie Holler and Nadia Lagoa did some serious damage despite the final result: Holler went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Lagoa went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Caitlyn Carney, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Mathews had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Comets.
Mathews' victory bumped their record up to 14-11. As for St. John, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
St. John came out on top in a nail-biter against Mathews in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 15-13. Will the Heralds repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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