Baseball Recap: St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints vs. Raleigh Lions
St. Andrew's Episcopal entered their tilt with Raleigh with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. They blew past the Raleigh Lions 18-8. St. Andrew's Episcopal might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matchups by seven runs or more this season.
St. Andrew's Episcopal 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. Another player making a difference was Walker Van Meter, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
St. Andrew's Episcopal pushed their record up to 20-5 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs per game. As for Raleigh, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-15.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Andrew's Episcopal will take on Enterprise at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Andrew's Episcopal is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season. As for Raleigh, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Meridian at 3:00 p.m. Raleigh is facing Meridian at the right time seeing as Meridian is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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