The Branchville Yellow Jackets will challenge the St. John's Islanders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Branchville nor Edisto made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Yellow Jackets narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Cougars 4-3. The win continues a trend for the Yellow Jackets in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won eight in a row.
The team relied heavily on Mason McCormack, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Henry Phalen also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, St. John's entered their tilt with Lowcountry Wildcats Athletics on Monday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 8-4. With that victory, the Islanders brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Oliver Jayne made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. Jayne was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. St. John's is 5-1 when Jayne posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise.
In other batting news, Antonio Hernandez was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He has become a key player for St. John's: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Robert Grant, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
St. John's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Branchville, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
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