The St. Johns Redskins will be playing in front of their home fans against the Monument Valley Mustangs at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Johns will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
St. Johns put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let Hopi onto the board and left with a 19-0 victory. The final score was a far cry from the score of their previous head-to-head, which saw the teams combine for two runs.
Everett McFee made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. McFee was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, T Platt was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Michael Bushman was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Monument Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. Their rough 12-2 loss to Chinle might stick with them for a while.
Monument Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leighton Williams, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Williams has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
St. Johns pushed their record up to 11-5 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs per game. As for Monument Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-15.
Monument Valley's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: St. Johns has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Monument Valley, though, as they've been averaging 10.2. Given St. Johns' sizable advantage in that area, Monument Valley will need to find a way to close that gap.
St. Johns took their victory against Monument Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 16-1. Does St. Johns have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monument Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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