Preview: St. Luke's Episcopal Wildcats vs. Flomaton Hurricanes
The St. Luke's Episcopal Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Flomaton Hurricanes at 3:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Luke's Episcopal comes in on four and Flomaton on three.
In what's become a running theme this season, St. Luke's Episcopal gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. Everything went their way against Leroy as St. Luke's Episcopal made off with a 15-8 win.
The team relied heavily on Jackson Tapscott, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Campbell Tillman, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Flomaton gave up the first runs last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They skirted past Cottage Hill Christian Academy 6-5.
Braden Nall looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Gavyn Tieppo was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was River Ramer, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
St. Luke's Episcopal pushed their record up to 7-9 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs per game. As for Flomaton, their win bumped their record up to 10-7.
St. Luke's Episcopal beat Flomaton 13-9 when the teams last played on March 4th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Flomaton's Brodie Phillips, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Luke's Episcopal still be able to contain Phillips? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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