If Stafford was riding high fresh off their 21-8 takedown of Fort Bend Hightower on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Stafford Spartans fell just short of the Fort Bend Elkins Knights by a score of 6-5 on Saturday. The Spartans' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Dana Williams
| 03/07/25 vs Fort Bend Hightower | 4 |
| 03/08/25 @ Fort Bend Elkins | 2 |
| 03/06/25 @ Fort Bend Bush | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Alief Hastings | 2 |
| 03/01/25 vs Bay City | 2 |
| + 3 more games |
Dana Williams was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Williams was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Stafford's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Staten Lemke made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and one double.
Even though they lost, Stafford always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .531 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Stafford's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Fort Bend Elkins, their victory bumped their record up to 8-10-1.
Stafford will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Sealy at 7:00 p.m. on March 18th. As for Fort Bend Elkins, they will square off against Ridge Point at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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