Baseball Recap: Raleigh Lions vs. St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints
Raleigh was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. Their rough 18-8 defeat to the St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Raleigh of the 8-7 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
For St. Andrew's Episcopal's part, they got a massive performance out of Justin Word, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Walker Van Meter, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Raleigh's defeat dropped their record down to 7-15. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 20-5.
Raleigh will be playing at home against Meridian at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meridian is coming into the game with six straight losses on the road, meaning Raleigh will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Enterprise at 6:30 p.m. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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