Baseball Game Preview: Kenston Forest Kavaliers vs. Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot Knights

By Team Reports May 7, 2025, 12:40am

Baseball Preview: Kenston Forest Kavaliers vs. Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot Knights

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Kenston Forest has gone 9-1 against Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Kavaliers will venture away from home to challenge the Knights at 1:00 p.m. Kenston Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season.

Kenston Forest will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs last Tuesday, then bounced right back against Fuqua on Thursday. The Kavaliers were the clear victors by a 22-0 margin over the Falcons. The win continues a trend for the Kavaliers in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now won five in a row.

Graham Sledd and Connor Parker were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Sledd pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Parker tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At bat, Sledd got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Parker went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI.

In other batting news, Kenston Forest got a massive performance out of Jobe Sullivan, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and five RBI. That's the most RBI Sullivan has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Tine Sledd, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.

Kenston Forest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .659. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fuqua only posted an OBP of .200.

Meanwhile, Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot hadn't done well against Amelia Academy recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Knights skirted past the Patriots 10-9. The victory was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on four straight.

Brian Bodman was excellent, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Fountain, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Kenston Forest pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average this season. As for Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot, they now have a winning record of 10-9.

Wednesday's game might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Kenston Forest has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .495. However, it's not like Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot struggles in that department as they've averaged .438. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.

Kenston Forest skirted past Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot 13-12 in their previous meeting back in April. Do the Kavaliers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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