The Eastern Mennonite Flames will head out on the road to square off against the Roanoke Catholic Celtics at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Eastern Mennonite and 11 for Roanoke Catholic.
Eastern Mennonite's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Virginia Episcopal School on Monday. They lost 22-0 to the Bishops.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Catholic also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 17-0 to Patrick Henry on Monday.
Roanoke Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Masri, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Eastern Mennonite's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Roanoke Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Eastern Mennonite has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Roanoke Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Eastern Mennonite came up short against Roanoke Catholic when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 13-8. Can Eastern Mennonite avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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