Southampton Academy is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Tidewater Academy a seven-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Southampton Academy Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Tidewater Academy Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Southampton Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
On Friday, Southampton Academy got the win against Halifax Academy by a conclusive 14-4. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Landon Cushing was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Grant Applewhite
| 03/19/25 vs Tidewater Academy | 4 |
| 05/02/25 @ Halifax Academy | 3 |
| 04/22/25 @ Tidewater Academy | 3 |
| 03/27/25 vs Fuqua | 3 |
| 03/25/25 vs Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot | 2 |
| + 10 more games |
In other batting news, Southampton Academy let Emerson Vaughan and Grant Applewhite run wild. Vaughan got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Applewhite got on base in four of his six plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Applewhite has become a key player for Southampton Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Tyler Jarratt, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Southampton Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Halifax Academy only posted an OBP of .417.
Tidewater Academy couldn't beat Amelia Academy on Thursday even though they stacked five runs on them in the second inning. The Warriors lost 15-5 to the Patriots.
Tidewater Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Fillmore, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That triple was Fillmore's first of the season.
Tidewater Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Southampton Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
Tidewater Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Southampton Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .343. It's a different story for Tidewater Academy, though, as they've only averaged .172. Will they be able to contain Southampton Academy's hitters?
Southampton Academy took their win against Tidewater Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 33-1 score. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
