The Episcopal Maroon will challenge the Landon Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Thursday, Episcopal came up short against St. Albans and fell 6-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Maroon in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost seven in a row.
Episcopal saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Truman Albright, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Landon waltzed into their match on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with an 8-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Matthew Rosner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on James Gibson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. What's more, he posted two hits, the most he's had since back in March. Luke Hibey was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Landon's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12-1.
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