Fishburne Military and Virginia Episcopal School are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Fishburne Military Caissons will head out on the road to challenge the Virginia Episcopal School Bishops at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Fishburne Military is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Fishburne Military lost 25-1 to Miller School of Albemarle on Friday.
Fishburne Military saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Miller, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Virginia Episcopal School had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Eagles 3-2.
Nash Watson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Fishburne Military's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Virginia Episcopal School, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Fishburne Military has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Virginia Episcopal School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Fishburne Military suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Virginia Episcopal School in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Virginia Episcopal School's John Waterworth, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that Fishburne Military knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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