St. Anne's-Belfield hasn't had much luck against Miller School of Albemarle recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Saints will face off against the Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. St. Anne's-Belfield will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
St. Anne's-Belfield played against Fork Union Military Academy on Thursday and won via forfeit.
Miller School of Albemarle's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Blue Ridge with a sharp 13-0 victory. The Mavericks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 games by seven runs or more this season.
Caleb Crawford looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Connor Lockhart, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and one triple. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristan McCracken, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Miller School of Albemarle always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Blue Ridge only posted an OBP of .391.
Miller School of Albemarle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for St. Anne's-Belfield, their record now sits at 13-11.
St. Anne's-Belfield suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Miller School of Albemarle when the teams last played back in March. Can the Saints avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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