Baseball Preview: Kerr-Vance Academy Spartans vs. Halifax Academy Vikings
The Kerr-Vance Academy Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Halifax Academy Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kerr-Vance Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Kerr-Vance Academy's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Pungo Christian Academy. That's two games straight that Kerr-Vance Academy has won by exactly ten runs.
Kerr-Vance Academy got a big performance out of Thomas Wilson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Ayden Devine was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Halifax Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Lawrence Academy by a score of 5-3.
Braxton Hammack put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Hammack was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luke Cournoyer was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Kerr-Vance Academy and bumps their season record up to 9-5. As for Halifax Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Kerr-Vance Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Halifax Academy in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 3-1. Will Kerr-Vance Academy repeat their success, or does Halifax Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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