Baseball Preview: Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks vs. North Cross Raiders
Miller School of Albemarle is 10-0 against North Cross since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks will head out on the road to square off against the North Cross Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Miller School of Albemarle unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Walsingham Academy by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Miller School of Albemarle couldn't push the score so high this time.
Miller School of Albemarle got a good showing from Jacob Rexrode, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned run off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). Rexrode has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Miller School of Albemarle saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Rosales, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for North Cross' offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-0 walloping at the hands of St. Anne's-Belfield on Friday. The game marked that first time this year in which North Cross was not able to get on the board.
Miller School of Albemarle's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4-1. As for North Cross, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Miller School of Albemarle came out on top in a nail-biter against North Cross in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Miller School of Albemarle since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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