Baseball Recap: Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans vs. Caldwell Academy
Wesleyan Christian Academy stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Caldwell Academy a 10-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wesleyan Christian Academy.
Josh Hammond made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hammond was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sawyer Black, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Grayson McDonald was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Caldwell Academy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cal Hubbard, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Wesleyan Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Caldwell Academy, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-14.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wesleyan Christian Academy will challenge Randleman at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Wesleyan Christian Academy: 3.2, Randleman: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Caldwell Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Forsyth Country Day at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Caldwell Academy is facing Forsyth Country Day at the right time seeing as Forsyth Country Day is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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