The St. John's Cadets will take on the Gonzaga Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. John's comes in on five and Gonzaga on four.
St. John's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: DeMatha, who was ranked fourth at the time (St. John's was ranked first). St. John's came out on top in a nail-biter against DeMatha on Tuesday and snuck past 8-6.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Gonzaga rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Panthers 4-3. That's two games straight that Gonzaga has won by just one run.
St. John's has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season. As for Gonzaga, their win bumped their record up to 18-10.
St. John's took their victory against Gonzaga in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 8-1. 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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