Baseball Preview: Stewarts Creek Red Hawks vs. Rockvale
Stewarts Creek is 5-0 against Rockvale since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Stewarts Creek Red Hawks will be playing at home against Rockvale at 2:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Stewarts Creek was not the first on the board on Wednesday, but they got there more often. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Cookeville 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Stewarts Creek.
Easton Barnett tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Stewarts Creek's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was John Speakman, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Easton Young, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Rockvale earned a 4-1 victory over St. Patrick on Saturday. The win was just what Rockvale needed coming off of a 9-3 defeat in their prior match.
The victory got Stewarts Creek back to even at 4-4. As for Rockvale, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Everything went Stewarts Creek's way against Rockvale in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Stewarts Creek made off with a 9-0 victory. Does Stewarts Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rockvale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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