Flint Hill waltzed into their match on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Woodberry Forest Tigers. That's more bragging rights for Flint Hill, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Flint Hill got a great performance from Jackson Speer as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. Speer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ben Meeks, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennan Lublin, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
On Woodberry Forest's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Robert Proutt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Flint Hill's win bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Woodberry Forest, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.
Flint Hill will be playing at home against St. James at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Flint Hill will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive. As for Woodberry Forest, they will head out on the road to square off against Trinity Episcopal at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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