It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but St. John's Christian Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They skirted past the Calhoun Academy Cavaliers 2-1. The win was just what St. John's Christian Academy needed coming off of a 12-2 loss in their prior match.
St. John's Christian Academy's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sumter Moorer, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Calhoun Academy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Barnes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Calhoun Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. John's Christian Academy only tossed nine.
St. John's Christian Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. As for Calhoun Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2.
St. John's Christian Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Calhoun Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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