The Willow Lions will head out on the road to challenge the St. Martin's Episcopal Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Willow hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
On Thursday, Willow came up short against Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy and fell 4-1. That's two games in a row now that the Lions have lost by exactly three runs.
Willow saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Ptak, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday St. Martin's Episcopal sidestepped East Jefferson for a 5-4 victory. The Saints haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
St. Martin's Episcopal's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-8. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Willow, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
Willow was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Martin's Episcopal when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 7-2. Will Willow repeat their success, or does St. Martin's Episcopal has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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