St. John dropped their record down to 8-5 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They lost 14-2 to the Porter-Gaud Cyclones. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Islanders couldn't push the score so high this time.
St. John's saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Robert Grant, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
As for Porter-Gaud, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-4-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games.
On Porter-Gaud's side, Sam Teich made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Teich was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and one run. Those stolen bases marked the first that he has snagged this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tony Brown, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Jackson Arnold was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Coming up, St. John's will be playing in front of their home fans against Woodland at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Wolverines have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.67 runs per game on average), something the Islanders will no doubt try to take advantage of. Porter-Gaud does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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