Baseball Game Preview: Stratford Spartans vs. Memorial Mustangs

The Stratford Spartans will square off against the Memorial Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Stratford sitting on four straight wins and Memorial on 19.

While Stratford's victory against Cypress Ridge wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Spartans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Rams on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Memorial beat Jersey Village 5-1 on Thursday.

Memorial pushed their record up to 23-3-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Stratford, their victory bumped their record up to 21-9.

Stratford couldn't quite finish off Memorial when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.