Baseball Game Preview: St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints vs. Loyd Star Hornets

Saints

Runs

04/17/25 vs Loyd Star	11
04/14/25 @ Warren Central	2
04/12/25 @ Clinton	5
04/11/25 @ Raleigh	15
04/08/25 vs Raleigh	10
+ 23 more games

For the second straight game, St. Andrew's Episcopal will face off against Loyd Star. The Saints will square off against the Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. St. Andrew's Episcopal is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.

St. Andrew's Episcopal is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Loyd Star 11-5. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Saints considering their two-run performance the matchup before.

Cash Myrick was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.

In other batting news, Marco Leflore was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Stone Myrick was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.

St. Andrew's Episcopal always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Loyd Star only posted an OBP of .353.

St. Andrew's Episcopal pushed their record up to 20-8 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.9 runs over those games. As for Loyd Star, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-12.