Clinton is on a five-game streak of home wins, while St. Andrew's Episcopal is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Arrows will welcome the Saints at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Clinton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so St. Andrew's Episcopal's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Clinton fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Tupelo on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Golden Wave by a score of 6-5.
Meanwhile, St. Andrew's Episcopal's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Raleigh a 15-0 shutout. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Stone Myrick made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on John William Walker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Drew McDonald, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
St. Andrew's Episcopal was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in 11 consecutive games.
St. Andrew's Episcopal is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Clinton, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7.
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