Baseball Game Preview: Vance Charter Knights vs. Warren County Eagles

The Vance Charter Knights are taking a road trip to face off against the Warren County Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Vance Charter will aim to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.

Vance Charter had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Vance County on Thursday. The Knights put the hurt on the Vipers with a sharp 17-7 victory. The win continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Vipers: they've now won three in a row.

Hunter Satterwhite and Parker Byrum made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Satterwhite struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Byrum tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Satterwhite has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. At the plate, Satterwhite scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Byrum scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Austin Dethmers

Stolen Base (Career)

04/03/25 vs Vance County	3
03/06/25 vs Williams	2
04/12/24 vs Eno River Academy	2
04/08/24 @ Eno River Academy	2
04/02/24 @ Knightdale	2

In other batting news, Austin Dethmers was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Tucker, who went 2-for-5 with five RBI and one stolen base.

Vance Charter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Warren County lost 22-6 to Louisburg on Wednesday. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Warren County's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Vance Charter, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.