Baseball Preview: Stafford Indians vs. King George Foxes
The Stafford Indians will head out on the road to face off against the King George Foxes at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Stafford is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Stafford got themselves on the board against Riverbend, but Riverbend never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Bears as they made off with a 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Stafford.
Charlie Richwine spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Justin Newton was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Hedges, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, King George fell victim to Courtland and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. Their rough 7-0 loss to the Cougars might stick with them for a while. King George has not had much luck with Courtland recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Stafford's victory bumped their record up to 4-2-1. As for King George, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3-1.
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