The St. Stephens Indians will square off against the Pine Lake Prep Pride at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games St. Stephens has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
St. Stephens is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Watauga just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 3-2. The matchup marked the Indians' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Pine Lake Prep hadn't done well against Lincoln Charter recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Pride put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 12-1 win. The Pride might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by seven runs or more this season.
Zane Childers looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kelton Osborne and Grant Ingram did most of the damage at the plate: Osborne went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double, while Ingram got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and four RBI.
Pine Lake Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2025.
The victory made it two in a row for Pine Lake Prep and bumps their season record up to 8-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for St. Stephens, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-2.
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