The St. Andrew's Episcopal Lions are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will take on the Saint James Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Andrew's Episcopal is coming into the contest on a nine-game losing streak dating back to last season.
St. Andrew's Episcopal fell victim to Potomac School and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 18-0. That's two games in a row now that the Lions have lost by exactly 18 runs.
Meanwhile, Saint James got themselves on the board against National Cathedral on Friday, but National Cathedral never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over National Cathedral. Considering the Saints have won four games by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Lily Schlotterbeck ?26 made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Everett Sechler ?26 was incredible, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Tenley Mullendore ?27 was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Saint James lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Saint James and bumps their season record up to 4-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
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