After three games on the road, St. Paul's Episcopal is heading back home. They will take on the Baker Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games St. Paul's Episcopal has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
St. Paul's Episcopal fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Foley on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 7-6. That's two games in a row now that St. Paul's Episcopal has lost by just one run.
Ava Voris spent all 8.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on 13 hits.
On the hitting side, Madeline Howard made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Emily Lockhart was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, Baker unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Bryant by a score of 5-4.
Lauren Mordecai was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Klaire Frost, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
St. Paul's Episcopal now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Baker, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
St. Paul's Episcopal came up short against Baker in their previous meeting back in February, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Baker's Katlyn Cone, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Now that St. Paul's Episcopal knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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