Baseball Preview: St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints vs. Raleigh Lions
St. Andrew's Episcopal is 9-1 against Raleigh since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints will look to defend their home field against the Raleigh Lions at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Andrew's Episcopal has 12 straight victories, Raleigh has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, St. Andrew's Episcopal narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Raleigh 8-7. That's two games straight that St. Andrew's Episcopal has won by just one run.
Witt Blackard looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Friend Walker was incredible, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. John William Walker was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
St. Andrew's Episcopal pushed their record up to 20-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Raleigh, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.
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