St. Albans has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Greenbrier East Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Albans is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
St. Albans is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Winfield, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (St. Albans was ranked tenth). St. Albans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Winfield on Saturday.
Beau Kelley was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Gavin Comer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Greenbrier East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hurricane.
St. Albans pushed their record up to 14-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Greenbrier East, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
St. Albans took their win against Greenbrier East in their previous meeting on April 4th by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Albans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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