Baseball Preview: Norfolk Collegiate Mighty Oaks vs. Walsingham Academy Trojans
Norfolk Collegiate is 1-9 against Walsingham Academy since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Norfolk Collegiate Mighty Oaks will be playing at home against the Walsingham Academy Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Norfolk Collegiate will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Norfolk Collegiate is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-9 win over Hampton Roads Academy on Tuesday.
Ronnie Boone made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Boone was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Boone wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ben Creekmore, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Jacob Taylor was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base.
Meanwhile, Walsingham Academy stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Norfolk Academy as Walsingham Academy made off with a 10-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but Walsingham Academy sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Davis Neighbor spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
At the plate, Walsingham Academy got a massive performance out of Luke Harlow, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-5. Harlow hasn't dropped below three RBI for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Wyles, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
Norfolk Collegiate's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-9. As for Walsingham Academy, they pushed their record up to 16-6 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Norfolk Collegiate might still be hurting after the 16-6 loss they got from Walsingham Academy in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Norfolk Collegiate, Ryan Terrell (who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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