Eastern Mennonite has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Tuesday. They will challenge the Fishburne Military Caissons at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Mennonite will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Eastern Mennonite scored the most runs they've had all season to find success last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over Shenandoah Valley Academy.
Luke Stoltzfus was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out 14 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Stoltzfus has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Stoltzfus was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Thomas Hensley was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Isaac Ott was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Fishburne Military fell victim to a tough 17-3 defeat at the hands of Blue Ridge on Friday.
Fishburne Military saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Benjamin Gilroy, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Eastern Mennonite's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-3. As for Fishburne Military, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Eastern Mennonite has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Fishburne Military struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Eastern Mennonite came up short against Fishburne Military when the teams last played back in March, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fishburne Military's Cooper Ezersky, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that Eastern Mennonite knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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