The Archbishop Spalding Cavaliers will take on the Buford Yellow Jackets in a tournament on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Archbishop Spalding is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Paul VI, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Archbishop Spalding was ranked second). The Cavaliers had just enough and edged out the Panthers 1-0 on Saturday. The one-run effort marked the Cavaliers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Buford has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.79 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They lost 12-2 to Legion Collegiate Academy. The Yellow Jackets haven't had much luck with the Lancers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Buford saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Easton Rollings, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Buford's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Archbishop Spalding, their victory bumped their record up to 19-4.
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