Raleigh was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. Their rough 18-8 defeat to the St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Raleigh of the 8-7 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
For St. Andrew's Episcopal's part, they got a massive performance out of Justin Word, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Walker Van Meter, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Raleigh's defeat dropped their record down to 7-15. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 20-5.
Raleigh will be playing at home against Meridian at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meridian is coming into the game with six straight losses on the road, meaning Raleigh will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Enterprise at 6:30 p.m. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
