St. Johns Country Day had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Saint Francis Catholic Wolves on Wednesday as the St. Johns Country Day Spartans made off with an 8-1 victory. Considering St. Johns Country Day has won ten games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
St. Johns Country Day got a great performance from Jack Ensell as he struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Ensell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Seth Alford was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Nick Bowden was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
St. Johns Country Day's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-6. As for Saint Francis Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-10.
St. Johns Country Day will look to defend their home field on Saturday against University Christian at 7:00 p.m. University Christian will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something St. Johns Country Day surely won't give up without a fight. Saint Francis Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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