Lordstown hasn't had much luck against St. John recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Red Devils will take on the Fighting Herald at 5:00 p.m. Neither Lordstown nor St. John posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Lordstown is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 23rd straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They lost 20-0 to Bristol. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Red Devils haven't been shut out since back in April.
Meanwhile, St. John unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 4-1 to Perry.
St. John saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Newsome, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base. Newsome has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Anthony Severino was another, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Lordstown's defeat dropped their record down to 0-14. As for St. John, their loss dropped their record down to 16-5.
Lordstown suffered a grim 30-1 defeat to St. John in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Red Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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