Baseball Game Preview: St. Joseph Spartans vs. Winchester Thurston

For the second straight game, St. Joseph will face off against Winchester Thurston. St. Joseph will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they takes on Winchester Thurston at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

St. Joseph is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They came up short against Winchester Thurston, falling 18-8. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by exactly ten runs.

For Winchester Thurston's part, Lucas Picher was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Picher a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.

In other batting news, Winchester Thurston got a massive performance out of Kaelin Leimer, who went 3-for-6 with four runs, two stolen bases, and five RBI. Leimer is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Sam Hammons was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing seven bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Winchester Thurston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .565. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Joseph only posted an OBP of .344.

St. Joseph's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Winchester Thurston, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.

St. Joseph might still be hurting after the 18-8 defeat they got from Winchester Thurston in their previous meeting on Monday. Will St. Joseph have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.