Baseball Game Preview: St. Luke's Episcopal Wildcats vs. Washington County Bulldogs

Wildcats

Runs

03/27/25 vs Washington County	2
03/20/25 vs Clarke County	11
03/20/25 vs Clarke County	15
03/19/25 @ Clarke County	16
03/17/25 @ Murphy	23
+ 13 more games

For the second straight game, St. Luke's Episcopal will face off against Washington County. St. Luke's Episcopal will head out to square off against Washington County at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Luke's Episcopal is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.

St. Luke's Episcopal had been on a four-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Washington County put an end to it on Thursday. St. Luke's Episcopal fell just short of Washington County by a score of 4-2. The Wildcats' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

For Washington County's part, Landon Dearmon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits. Dearmon also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Washington County is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-11 otherwise.

On the hitting side, Washington County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Bell, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.

Washington County's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-13. As for St. Luke's Episcopal, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 12-6.

Washington County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: St. Luke's Episcopal hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .339. It's a different story for Washington County, though, as they've only averaged .227. Will they be able to contain St. Luke's Episcopal's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.