Baseball Game Preview: Cary Academy Chargers vs. Ravenscroft Ravens

For the second straight game, Cary Academy will face off against Ravenscroft. The Chargers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ravens at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Cary Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Ravenscroft on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Ravens by a score of 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Chargers in their meetings with the Ravens: they've now lost four in a row.

For Ravenscroft's part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Eichler, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another was Asa Turner, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Ravenscroft's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-7. As for Cary Academy, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-6.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cary Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Ravenscroft struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.