St. Stephens hasn't had much luck against East Lincoln recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Indians will square off against the Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Monday, St. Stephens made easy work of West Iredell and carried off a 12-2 win. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Lincoln). They blew past Statesville 19-1 on Monday. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Greyhounds recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
The team relied heavily on Taniyah Thomas, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is also on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games she's played. Olivia Cato was another key player, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
East Lincoln always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .828. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
St. Stephens is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for East Lincoln, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
St. Stephens couldn't quite finish off East Lincoln in their previous matchup on April 9th and fell 2-0. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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