St. John is on a 15-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Bristol is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. John Fighting Herald will take on the Bristol Panthers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. John is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
St. John lost 12-2 to John F. Kennedy Catholic on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that St. John has lost by exactly ten runs.
St. John saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aj Henslee, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Bristol stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Windham.
Jayden Miller was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Miller has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Croc Thorp was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. Ronald Imhoff was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
St. John's loss dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Bristol, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. John has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bristol struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. John suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Bristol in their previous meeting on Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bristol's Kaiden Kohler, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that St. John knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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