The Sikeston Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the St. Louis HomeSchool P Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Sikeston has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while St. Louis HomeSchool P will arrive with three straight victories.
Last Saturday, Sikeston suffered a tough 9-1 loss at the hands of Scott City.
Meanwhile, St. Louis HomeSchool P was able to grind out a solid win over Ste. Genevieve on Wednesday, taking the game 6-1.
Logan Stewart made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Stewart was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Leo Skaggs looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
Stewart wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Parker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Benjamin Smith, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Sikeston's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for St. Louis HomeSchool P, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Sikeston skirted past St. Louis HomeSchool P 10-9 in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Louis HomeSchool P's Patrick Baalman, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Sikeston to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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