Baseball Preview: St. Paul's Episcopal Saints vs. Citronelle Wildcats
The St. Paul's Episcopal Saints have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Citronelle Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Paul's Episcopal's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Citronelle's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, St. Paul's Episcopal had just enough and edged Excel out 4-3.
The team relied heavily on Cade Horton, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Edward McLeod, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Citronelle was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their third straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-5 walloping at the hands of Mobile Christian.
St. Paul's Episcopal is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Citronelle, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-15.
St. Paul's Episcopal took their win against Citronelle in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 9-0. Does St. Paul's Episcopal have another victory up their sleeve, or will Citronelle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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