Jefferson Area is 3-0 against St. John since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Jefferson Area Falcons will head out on the road to take on the St. John Fighting Herald at 4:30 p.m. Jefferson Area has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while St. John will come in with ten straight victories.
Jefferson Area lost 16-5 to Madison on Tuesday.
Jefferson Area saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Lambert, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, St. John stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Chalker 12-1.
Will Anderson and Aaron Wychock made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Anderson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Wychock struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Anderson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Anderson scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Wychock scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Jefferson Area's loss dropped their record down to 5-8-1. As for St. John, their win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-3.
Everything went Jefferson Area's way against St. John in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Jefferson Area made off with a 14-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jefferson Area since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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