Baseball Preview: Stuarts Draft Cougars vs. Staunton Storm
Stuarts Draft is 8-1 against Staunton since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Stuarts Draft Cougars will be staying on the road to face off against the Staunton Storm at 5:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Thursday, Stuarts Draft came up short against Riverheads and fell 4-1. Stuarts Draft has struggled against Riverheads recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Stuarts Draft saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Spenser Gates, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Gates has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Staunton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 9-2 to Waynesboro.
Stuarts Draft's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Staunton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Stuarts Draft came out on top in a nail-biter against Staunton in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stuarts Draft since the team 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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