Baseball Recap: Wake Prep Academy Guardians vs. South Granville Vikings
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Wake Prep Academy's offense. They lost 10-0 to the South Granville Vikings on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Wake Prep Academy's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Wake Prep Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Smith, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
On South Granville's side, Samuel Fuller was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Fuller was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Evan Olson-Thornburg, who went 3-for-3 with six RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Brendan Chamberlain, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Wake Prep Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for South Granville, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-2.
Wake Prep Academy is on the road again on Wednesday to play Wayne Preparatory Academy at 5:00 p.m. Wake Prep Academy has given up an average of 6.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for South Granville, they will be playing at home against Person at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in South Granville's favor as the team sits on ten straight wins at home while Person has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
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