The Virginia Episcopal School Bishops will be playing at home against the Eastern Mennonite Flames at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Virginia Episcopal School will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Virginia Episcopal School stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Roanoke Catholic onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory.
Lawrence Dempsey and John Waterworth were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Dempsey pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Waterworth didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. At bat, Dempsey scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Waterworth scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Caden Godsie and Nate Gobble did most of the damage at the plate: Godsie scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Gobble scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Campbell Howard, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Eastern Mennonite had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Fishburne Military on Tuesday. Eastern Mennonite has not had much luck with Fishburne Military recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Like Virginia Episcopal School, Eastern Mennonite also got a great game from a two-way player: Luke Stoltzfus. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Stoltzfus has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Stoltzfus was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Will Gardner and Isaac Ott did some serious damage despite the final result: Gardner went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double, while Ott scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Virginia Episcopal School's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Eastern Mennonite, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Virginia Episcopal School has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Eastern Mennonite struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
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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