Stafford picked up a narrow 9-7 victory over Albemarle Saturday.
The Patriots fell despite getting a 3 for 3 night with two steals from Rashad Talley. Jake Hendrix went 2 for 4 with a pair of RBIs.
For Stafford, Patrick Marshall went 2 for 4 and closed out the seventh inning on the mound by working of a bases loaded, one-out jam.
