Stratford had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They never let the Katy Taylor Mustangs get on the board and left with a 2-0 win on Thursday. This was payback for the Spartans, who suffered an 8-6 loss the last time these two teams met.
Drew Emery tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Stratford saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Zilafro, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Coming up, Stratford will be taking part in a tournament against Katy at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Katy Taylor, they will challenge Fort Bend Travis at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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