Baseball Game Preview: Westminster Christian Academy Wildcats vs. Huntsville Panthers

The Westminster Christian Academy Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Huntsville Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.

On Thursday, Westminster Christian Academy came up short against Randolph School and fell 9-6. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Drew Shafer was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.

Meanwhile, Huntsville came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Aggies with a sharp 8-1 win. Eight seems to be a good number for the Panthers as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Huntsville also got a great performance from Andrew Barnsby as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Barnsby a new career-high.

At the plate, Huntsville let Owen Foreman and Reece Thomas run wild. Foreman scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Thomas scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Foreman a new career-high in RBI (three). Steven Cavaco was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Huntsville's win bumped their record up to 12-15. As for Westminster Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-16.

Westminster Christian Academy took their victory against Huntsville in their previous meeting back in February by a conclusive 15-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.