Baseball Preview: Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans vs. Greensboro Day School Bengals
Wesleyan Christian Academy is 10-0 against Greensboro Day School since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans will look to defend their home field against the Greensboro Day School Bengals at 5:00 p.m. Wesleyan Christian Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Wesleyan Christian Academy can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match last Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-3 margin over Westchester Country Day. Wesleyan Christian Academy's win was all the more impressive since Westchester Country Day was averaging only four runs allowed on the season.
Hudson Lance made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lance has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lance was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other pitching news, Wesleyan Christian Academy got a great performance from Sam Cozart as he struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Sawyer Black, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Nick Papciak, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Greensboro Day School's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Wake Forest by a score of 9-8.
Wesleyan Christian Academy pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Greensboro Day School, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3-1.
Wesleyan Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Greensboro Day School in their previous matchup back in March of 2022, winning 4-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Greensboro Day School's Jacob Jones, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Wesleyan Christian Academy to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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