Miller School of Albemarle has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the St. Anne's-Belfield Saints at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Miller School of Albemarle: 2.5, St. Anne's-Belfield: 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Miller School of Albemarle is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Benedictine, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Miller School of Albemarle was ranked fourth). Miller School of Albemarle's pitchers stepped up to hand Benedictine a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. Miller School of Albemarle's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Jacob Rexrode tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Miller School of Albemarle saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Ingram, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, St. Anne's-Belfield put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Fork Union Military Academy with a sharp 12-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for St. Anne's-Belfield considering their two-run performance the match before.
Miller School of Albemarle is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5-1 record this season. As for St. Anne's-Belfield, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-3.
Miller School of Albemarle beat St. Anne's-Belfield 6-1 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Miller School of Albemarle 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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