Houston Christian won the last time they faced St. John, and things went their way on Friday too. The Houston Christian Mustangs narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the St. John's Mavericks 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Houston Christian.
Millie Metz made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Metz has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Metz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emmy Koehler, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lily Herveat, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On St. John's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Cozart, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Adley Halligan, who scored two runs and stole three bases.
Houston Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for St. John's, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Houston Christian is on the road again on Monday to play The Woodlands Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. As for St. John's, they will face off against Bay Area Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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