For the second straight game, Stratford will face off against Berkeley. The Knights will welcome the Stags at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Stratford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Stratford will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Berkeley, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Knights never let the Stags get on the board and left with a 9-0 win on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won seven matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Jacob Deacon
| 04/21/25 @ Berkeley | 6 |
| 04/14/25 vs Loudoun Valley | 9 |
| 04/08/25 @ Cane Bay | 6 |
| 04/01/25 vs Lucy Beckham | 8 |
Stratford got a great performance from Jacob Deacon as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Deacon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jason Smith, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Jachin Davis, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Stratford is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Berkeley, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
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