Baseball Preview: Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks vs. Eastern Mennonite Flames
Miller School of Albemarle has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Eastern Mennonite Flames at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Miller School of Albemarle is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Miller School of Albemarle is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Greenbrier Christian Academy, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Miller School of Albemarle was ranked seventh). Miller School of Albemarle came out on top in a nail-biter against Greenbrier Christian Academy on Saturday and snuck past 7-6.
Dillon O'Connor looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jackson Ingram was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Evan Hankins was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Eastern Mennonite beat Massanutten Military Academy 6-1 last Saturday.
Luke Stoltzfus made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stoltzfus was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Will Gardner, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Miller School of Albemarle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5-1 record this season. As for Eastern Mennonite, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4.
Eastern Mennonite's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Miller School of Albemarle hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .315. It's a different story for Eastern Mennonite, though, as they've only averaged .250. Will they be able to contain Miller School of Albemarle's hitters?
Everything went Miller School of Albemarle's way against Eastern Mennonite in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Miller School of Albemarle made off with a 13-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Miller School of Albemarle 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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