Harvest Community is 0-3 against St. Johns Country Day since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Harvest Community Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the St. Johns Country Day Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Harvest Community is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They put the hurt on First Coast Christian with a sharp 13-3 victory.
Harvest Community got a massive performance out of Parker Swartz, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan McCartney, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Johns Country Day entered their tilt with Bolles with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs on Thursday as they made off with a 7-1 win.
Jack Ensell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Seth Alford, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Harvest Community has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for St. Johns Country Day, they pushed their record up to 19-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Harvest Community has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like St. Johns Country Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Harvest Community suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to St. Johns Country Day in their previous matchup back in March of 2016. Can Harvest Community avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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