Baseball Preview: Battle Ground Academy Wildcats vs. Davidson Academy Bears
The Battle Ground Academy Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Davidson Academy Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Battle Ground Academy had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Columbia Academy. It was the first time this season that Battle Ground Academy let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Davidson Academy faced Goodpasture Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Davidson Academy fell just short of Goodpasture Christian by a score of 3-2. Davidson Academy's loss signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.
Ean McCord was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits.
Even though they lost, Davidson Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Goodpasture Christian only tossed six.
Battle Ground Academy's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4. As for Davidson Academy, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-2.
Battle Ground Academy skirted past Davidson Academy 3-1 when the teams last played back in March of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for Battle Ground Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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