St. Johns Country Day is 10-0 against University Christian since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The St. Johns Country Day Spartans will be playing at home against the University Christian Christians at 7:00 p.m. St. Johns Country Day will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
St. Johns Country Day is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Saint Francis Catholic with a sharp 8-1 win. St. Johns Country Day might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten matches by six runs or more this season.
Jack Ensell tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Johns Country Day got a massive performance out of Seth Alford, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Bowden, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
University Christian aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Wednesday extended their overall winning streak to ten. They had just enough and edged Oak Hall out 6-5.
Bubba Crouch made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Crouch was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Austin Pickett tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
Back at the plate, Mason McLeod was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Camden Harnage, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
St. Johns Country Day has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for University Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 18-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Johns Country Day has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like University Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went St. Johns Country Day's way against University Christian in their previous matchup back in March as St. Johns Country Day made off with a 17-2 win. Will St. Johns Country Day repeat their success, or does University Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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