Baseball Recap: Wake Prep Academy Drops Highest Score of Season Against Roxboro Community

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wake Prep Academy). They blew past the Roxboro Community Bulldogs 20-1 on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Guardians with their most commanding win of the season.

Landon Latta was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one double.

Harrison Brown

Runs (Career)

04/03/25 @ Roxboro Community	3
03/26/25 @ New Life Camp	2
04/16/24 @ American Leadership Academy-Johnston	2
04/01/25 @ NCSSM: Durham	1
03/11/25 vs NCSSM: Durham	1

In other batting news, Harrison Brown was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Jakob Howell also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Wake Prep Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Wake Prep Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Roxboro Community, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.

Wake Prep Academy wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 3-2 defeat against Falls Lake on the 4th. As for Roxboro Community, they will face off against Eno River Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bobcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.22 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of.