Baseball Preview: Steward Spartans vs. Norfolk Collegiate Mighty Oaks
Steward has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Norfolk Collegiate Mighty Oaks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Tuesday, Steward fell victim to a rough 10-4 defeat at the hands of Trinity Episcopal. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Steward in their matchups with Trinity Episcopal: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Collegiate suffered a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Norfolk Academy on Tuesday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Norfolk Collegiate has scored all season.
Norfolk Collegiate saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Ryan, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Steward now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Norfolk Collegiate, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Steward was able to grind out a solid win over Norfolk Collegiate in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Steward 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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