With a playoff game on the line, St. Joseph rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mineral Springs Hornets a 7-0 shutout. Considering St. Joseph has won 20 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Owen Coney was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Keaton Storie, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
The victory was the 18th in a row for St. Joseph, bringing their record for this year to 23-3. As for Mineral Springs, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-12.
As of now, neither St. Joseph nor Mineral Springs have any future games scheduled.
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