For the second straight game, La Marque will face off against Stafford. La Marque will be playing in front of their home fans against Stafford at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: La Marque has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Stafford will arrive with three straight victories.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for La Marque's offense. They lost 15-0 to Stafford on Tuesday.
For Stafford's part, David Faltysek made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Faltysek a new career-low in hits (zero). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Stafford got a massive performance out of Greyson Frels, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and one run. Those four RBI gave Frels a new career-high. Isaiah Ukpe was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Stafford always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .531 or higher in five consecutive matchups.
Stafford's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for La Marque, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
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