St. John came tearing into Thursday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Chalker Wildcats with a sharp 12-1 victory. Considering St. John has won seven games by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Will Anderson and Aaron Wychock were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Anderson tossed 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 nothing but reliable on the mound: 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.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Aj Henslee, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
St. John's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-3. As for Chalker, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4.
St. John will head out on the road to challenge Maplewood at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Chalker, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Windham at 4:30 p.m.
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