Baseball Preview: Episcopal Wildcats vs. Mountain Pine Red Devils
Episcopal has enjoyed the comforts of home their last seven games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Mountain Pine Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Episcopal won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. Their tough 16-5 defeat to St. Joseph might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Mountain Pine can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Magnet Cove. The victory was just what Mountain Pine needed coming off of an 18-4 loss in their prior matchup.
Cale Slaten made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched. Slaten was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Slaten wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jonah Wilburn, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jace Beals, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Episcopal has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for Mountain Pine, their win ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 8-7.
Everything went Episcopal's way against Mountain Pine in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Episcopal made off with a 23-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Episcopal 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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