The St. Stephen's Episcopal Spartans will face off against the Greenhill Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Stephen's Episcopal's hitters haven't had much luck over their past four matchups, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
While St. Stephen's Episcopal's victory against Valor South Austin wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Spartans' pitchers stepped up to hand the Falcons a 1-0 shutout on Saturday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Spartans as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
St. Stephen's Episcopal got a great performance from Keenan Hardy as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Hardy also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Spartans are 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-6 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Greenhill came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Lions.
The team relied heavily on Connor Lee, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Philip Turner was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs.
Greenhill's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-13. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for St. Stephen's Episcopal, their victory bumped their record up to 3-7.
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