Baseball Game Preview: Hearts Academy Panthers vs. Victory Baptist Warrior

The Hearts Academy Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Victory Baptist Warrior at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Hearts Academy's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last five matchups.

Hearts Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Central Christian on Tuesday as Hearts Academy made off with an 18-10 win. Considering the Panthers have won five games by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Gavin Dyson and Evan Harris were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Dyson pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Harris tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024. At bat, Dyson scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Harris scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Dyson also put up a double, which was his first of the season.

In other batting news, Hearts Academy let Rylee Mobley and Chalie Bill run wild. Mobley scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Bill scored four runs and stole Two bases. while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance gave Mobley a new career-high in runs. Eli Wilkes also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Hearts Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in five consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Victory Baptist fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Lanier Christian Academy on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lightning by a score of 3-2. The Warrior have struggled against the Lightning recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meetings.

Asher Alexander made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Alexander is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season.

Victory Baptist's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Hearts Academy, their record is now 5-2.