The St. James Wildcats will take on the East Jefferson Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in St. James' favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while East Jefferson has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.
St. James barely beat A.J. Ellender the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wildcats' pitchers stepped up to hand the Patriots a 10-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won 13 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, East Jefferson didn't have quite enough to beat Holden on Saturday and fell 5-3.
St. James has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for East Jefferson, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-15.
St. James suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to East Jefferson when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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