St. Mary's Ryken is 1-9 against St. John since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Mary's Ryken Knights will head out on the road to take on the St. John's Cadets at 4:30 p.m. St. Mary's Ryken will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
St. Mary's Ryken stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on Bishop Ireton with a sharp 16-5 victory. St. Mary's Ryken's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Gavin Sherman looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jason Gregory, who went 3-for-5 with four runs, a triple, and an RBI. Connor Todd was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. John's is ranked highly in their home state, and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. Johns Country Day. St. John's walked away with a 5-1 win over St. Johns Country Day.
St. Mary's Ryken pushed their record up to 12-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for St. John's, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
St. Mary's Ryken might still be hurting after the 14-4 defeat they got from St. John's in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can St. Mary's Ryken avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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