Baseball Preview: Virginia Episcopal School Bishops vs. Eastern Mennonite Flames
The Virginia Episcopal School Bishops will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Eastern Mennonite Flames at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Virginia Episcopal School has four straight victories, Eastern Mennonite has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Saturday, Virginia Episcopal School earned an 11-8 win over Life Christian Academy.
Sam Hurt made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hurt has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hurt was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three doubles, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Lawrence Dempsey was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Caden Godsie, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Eastern Mennonite lost 10-2 to North Cross on Friday.
Virginia Episcopal School is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Eastern Mennonite, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything went Virginia Episcopal School's way against Eastern Mennonite in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Virginia Episcopal School made off with a 15-2 victory. Will Virginia Episcopal School repeat their success, or does Eastern Mennonite have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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