Baseball Game Preview: Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs vs. St. David's Warriors

By Team Reports Apr 5, 2025, 12:05am

Baseball Preview: Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs vs. St. David's Warriors

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Wake Christian Academy is a perfect 5-0 against St. David since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Bulldogs will host the Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Wake Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.

Wake Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-6 win over Cary Christian.

Gavin Pacileo tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carter Collins, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeffrey Newsome, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

Meanwhile, St. David's narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past GRACE Christian 6-5. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Smith Goracke made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Goracke was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Evan Thompson was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Grey McMahon was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

St. David's was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.

Wake Christian Academy pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for St. David's, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Wake Christian Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. David's struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

Everything went Wake Christian Academy's way against St. David's in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Wake Christian Academy made off with a 21-6 win. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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