Paideia has not done well against St. Francis recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Paideia Pythons won by a run and slipped past the St. Francis Knights 11-10. The win made it back-to-back victories for Paideia.
The team relied heavily on Jayden Clay, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Calvin Jardina, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Paideia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. As for St. Francis, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-14.
Paideia will be playing at home against Whitefield Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Paideia will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for St. Francis, they will head out on the road to challenge Mount Vernon at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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