Baseball Preview: St. Albans Red Dragons vs. South Charleston Black Eagles
St. Albans has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the South Charleston Black Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Albans is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
St. Albans can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. They blew past Woodrow Wilson 10-0. That's two games straight that St. Albans has won by exactly ten runs.
Gavin Comer spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit.
At the plate, Bryce Eggleton was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brogan Samms, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, South Charleston gave up the first runs last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They had just enough and edged PikeView out 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Charleston.
St. Albans' victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for South Charleston, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
St. Albans took their victory against South Charleston in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 16-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Albans since the team 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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