Baseball Preview: Stratford Spartans vs. East Nashville Magnet Eagles
Stratford is 1-9 against East Nashville Magnet since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Stratford Spartans will head out on the road to take on the East Nashville Magnet Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Stratford is is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 17-1 walloping at the hands of Maplewood.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, East Nashville Magnet's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 8-4 to Overton. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for East Nashville Magnet in their matchups with Overton: they've now lost four in a row.
Jordan Houston made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Even though they lost, East Nashville Magnet didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Overton only tossed eight.
Stratford's record now sits at 0-7. As for East Nashville Magnet, their record now sits at 9-8.
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