Baseball Preview: Eastern Mennonite Flames vs. Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks
Eastern Mennonite is 0-8 against Miller School of Albemarle since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Eastern Mennonite Flames will be playing at home against the Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Eastern Mennonite beat Massanutten Military Academy 6-1.
Luke Stoltzfus was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stoltzfus was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Will Gardner was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Miller School of Albemarle faced Greenbrier Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Miller School of Albemarle skirted past Greenbrier Christian Academy 7-6. The win was familiar territory for Miller School of Albemarle who now have four in a row.
Dillon O'Connor looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Jackson Ingram was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Hankins, who scored a run while going 4-for-4.
Eastern Mennonite's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4. As for Miller School of Albemarle, they pushed their record up to 17-5-1 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Eastern Mennonite has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Miller School of Albemarle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Eastern Mennonite might still be hurting after the 13-3 loss they got from Miller School of Albemarle when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Will Eastern Mennonite have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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