Baseball Game Preview: Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans vs. Sun Prairie East Cardinals

Vel Phillips Memorial hasn't had much luck against Sun Prairie East recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Vel Phillips Memorial is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.

Vel Phillips Memorial's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Madison East as they made off with a 10-0 win. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.

Vel Phillips Memorial got a great performance from Logan Lenz as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brayden Banyai, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. He also put up a triple, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Caleb Liggon, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Sun Prairie East and Sun Prairie West faced off in a cross-town battle on Saturday. The Cardinals fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 2-1. The loss was the Cardinals' first of the season.

Vel Phillips Memorial's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Sun Prairie East, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.

Vel Phillips Memorial couldn't quite finish off Sun Prairie East in their previous meeting back in June of 2024 and fell 6-4. Will the Spartans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.