Baseball Preview: Lord Botetourt Cavaliers vs. Northside Vikings
The Lord Botetourt Cavaliers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Northside Vikings at 5:30 p.m. Lord Botetourt is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Lord Botetourt will head into Wednesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Hidden Valley 3-1.
Caleb O'Quinn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on JJ Tyree, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Donaho, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Northside's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-0 walloping at the hands of Staunton River on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 27 runs in the game before, Northside's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Northside saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camden Spangler, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Lord Botetourt pushed their record up to 6-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Northside, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-5 record this season.
Lord Botetourt took their victory against Northside in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 12-6. Will Lord Botetourt repeat their success, or does Northside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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