The St. Pauls Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Leesville Road Pride at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought contest, but St. Pauls had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Freedom Christian Academy. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Pauls in their matchups with Freedom Christian Academy: they've now lost four in a row.
Jaden Parker was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off only two hits. Parker was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Joshua Garner and Tyler Lavoie did some serious damage despite the final result: Garner went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI, while Lavoie scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Leesville Road entered their tilt with Enloe with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Eagles a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. That ten run margin sets a new team best for Leesville Road this season.
St. Pauls now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Leesville Road, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
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