The St. Stephen's Episcopal Spartans will face off against the Valor South Austin Falcons at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Stephen's Episcopal's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matches, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Thursday just wasn't the day for St. Stephen's Episcopal's offense. They fell 4-0 to St. Andrew's on Thursday.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Valor South Austin's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Manor New Tech by a score of 5-4.
Beck Forrester was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Campbell, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Valor South Austin's loss dropped their record down to 12-4. As for St. Stephen's Episcopal, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Stephen's Episcopal has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Valor South Austin struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went St. Stephen's Episcopal's way against Valor South Austin in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as St. Stephen's Episcopal made off with a 20-10 victory. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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