St. John had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They put the hurt on the Cedar Creek Cougars with a sharp 10-1 victory on Wednesday. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 7-2 win the Cougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2015.
The victory made it two in a row for St. John and bumps their season record up to 23-8. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Cedar Creek, the defeat snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 21-11 record.
Looking ahead, St. John is taking a road trip to take on Ascension Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.2, the Bulldogs 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Cedar Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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