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 Thursday. The Stuarts Draft Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Staunton Storm at 5:30 p.m. Stuarts Draft is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
After only one run in their last match, Stuarts Draft made sure to put some runs up on the board against Buffalo Gap on Tuesday. Stuarts Draft had just enough and edged Buffalo Gap out 11-10. Considering Stuarts Draft's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Waylon Renner was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Hoke, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Staunton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-2 walloping at the hands of Buffalo Gap.
Stuarts Draft's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-7. As for Staunton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Stuarts Draft came out on top in a nail-biter against Staunton when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stuarts Draft 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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