The St. Paul's Episcopal Saints will be playing in front of their home fans against the Greenville Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Paul's Episcopal has eight straight wins, Greenville has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Monday, St. Paul's Episcopal was able to grind out a solid victory over Bryant, taking the game 8-5.
Tate Johnston and Brooks McDonald made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Johnston tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, McDonald pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Johnston scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while McDonald scored a run while going 1-for-3. Johnston has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hudson Farnell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Greenville fell victim to a tough 19-1 defeat at the hands of Demopolis two weeks ago.
St. Paul's Episcopal is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season. As for Greenville, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
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