Baseball Game Preview: Stafford Spartans vs. Almeta Crawford Chargers

Spartans

Runs

04/01/25 vs Almeta Crawford	2
03/31/25 @ La Marque	12
03/25/25 vs La Marque	15
03/21/25 @ Sealy	18
03/18/25 vs Sealy	14
+ 9 more games

For the second straight game, Stafford will face off against Almeta Crawford. The Spartans will venture away from home to face off against the Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stafford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.

Stafford had been on a four-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Almeta Crawford put an end to it on Tuesday. The Spartans lost 8-2 to the Chargers. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Spartans have suffered since April 19, 2024.

Stafford saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zachary Brown, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Brown is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.

The victory (which was Almeta Crawford's tenth in a row) raised their record to 17-3-3. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Stafford, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 9-5.