The Episcopal Maroon will head out on the road to square off against the Landon Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Episcopal has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Landon will arrive with seven straight victories.
Episcopal lost 13-4 to Landon on Tuesday.
For Landon's part, Bo White tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. White has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ben Pollack, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Fred Malek was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs and one stolen base.
Landon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Episcopal only posted an OBP of .231.
Landon pushed their record up to 16-6 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Episcopal, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13-1.
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