St. Andrew's Episcopal is 0-10 against Flint Hill since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The St. Andrew's Episcopal Lions will be playing at home against the Flint Hill Huskies at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
St. Andrew's Episcopal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Potomac School.
St. Andrew's Episcopal saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sevi Richey, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Flint Hill is ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Sidwell Friends. Flint Hill's rough 8-2 defeat to Sidwell Friends might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, Flint Hill couldn't push the score so high this time.
Flint Hill also got a good showing from Jackson Speer, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
St. Andrew's Episcopal's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Flint Hill, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-8.
Flint Hill's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: St. Andrew's Episcopal has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .438. It's a different story for Flint Hill, though, as they've only averaged .356. Will they be able to contain St. Andrew's Episcopal's hitters?
St. Andrew's Episcopal couldn't quite finish off Flint Hill in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 3-1. Thankfully for St. Andrew's Episcopal, Ethan Plaut (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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