For the first time this season, St. Stephen's Episcopal will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will head out to take on the Cistercian Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Stephen's Episcopal will be strutting in after a victory while Cistercian will be coming in after a loss.
St. Stephen's Episcopal made up a huge gap compared to their last game against New Braunfels Thunder, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Spartans' pitcher stepped up to hand the Homeschool a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Not much got past Keenan Hardy, who gave up just four hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep New Braunfels Thunder off the board.
At the plate, Zachary Prager was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two triples and two runs. Those hits were his first of the season. Benjamin Foster was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
St. Stephen's Episcopal was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. The last time their batting average was this high was was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Cistercian fell victim to Fort Worth Country Day and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Falcons.
Cistercian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Kane, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
St. Stephen's Episcopal's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Cistercian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season.
Cistercian's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. St. Stephen's Episcopal has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Cistercian, though, as they've been averaging only 3 strikeouts. Will St. Stephen's Episcopal keep running through batters, or will the Hawks buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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