Baseball Recap: Blacksburg Has No Trouble Against High Point Academy

Blacksburg's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They blew past the High Point Academy Grizzlies 15-4. The win was some much needed relief for the Wildcats as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.

Matty Cody

Runs

04/28/25 @ High Point Academy	4
04/18/25 @ Brashier Middle College Charter	3
03/14/25 vs Greenville Tech Charter	3
04/15/25 vs Brashier Middle College Charter	2
04/14/25 vs Berea	2
+ 6 more games

The team relied heavily on Matty Cody, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Blacksburg's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-2 (and 1-15 when he doesn't). Jerrett Alexander was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Blacksburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as High Point Academy only posted an OBP of .227.

Blacksburg's victory bumped their record up to 6-17. As for High Point Academy, they dropped their record down to 4-11-1 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.

Blacksburg will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Grizzlies: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.