Baseball Preview: Cape Henry Collegiate Dolphins vs. Greenbrier Christian Academy Gators
The Cape Henry Collegiate Dolphins will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Greenbrier Christian Academy Gators at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Monday, Cape Henry Collegiate made easy work of Hampton Roads Academy and carried off a 15-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cape Henry Collegiate.
Jackson Jones looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Reid Downs was a standout: he scored a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Schaedel, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went Greenbrier Christian Academy's way against Portsmouth Christian on Monday as Greenbrier Christian Academy made off with an 8-1 victory.
Greenbrier Christian Academy also got a great performance from Ryan Watson as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched. Watson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Payton Shipman, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Thomas Conrad was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Cape Henry Collegiate's win bumped their record up to 17-3. As for Greenbrier Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 16-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Cape Henry Collegiate hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Greenbrier Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Cape Henry Collegiate skirted past Greenbrier Christian Academy 6-5 when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Does Cape Henry Collegiate have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenbrier Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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