Preview: Saint Stephen's Episcopal Falcons vs. Lakeside Christian Lions
Saint Stephen's Episcopal has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Lakeside Christian Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Saint Stephen's Episcopal scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They put the hurt on Cambridge Christian with a sharp 18-3 victory. The win was just what Saint Stephen's Episcopal needed coming off of a 14-5 defeat in their prior contest.
Abbie Eanet made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Eanet was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Alcie Despard and Roz Boggs did most of the damage at the plate: Despard went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI, while Boggs went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Haley Munson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Lakeside Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 20-2 margin over Keswick Christian. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lakeside Christian.
Saint Stephen's Episcopal is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Lakeside Christian, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Saint Stephen's Episcopal suffered a grim 14-5 defeat to Lakeside Christian in their previous matchup on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lakeside Christian's Jamisen Rheintgen, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Now that Saint Stephen's Episcopal knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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