Baseball Preview: Warhill Lions vs. Hampton Roads Academy Navigators
The Warhill Lions will be playing at home against the Hampton Roads Academy Navigators at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Warhill is is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell just short of York by a score of 6-5.
Logan Timberg made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Bradley, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Hampton Roads Academy had to settle for a 10-9 loss against Norfolk Collegiate on Tuesday. Even though they lost, Hampton Roads Academy's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.2 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Colby Motley put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Motley was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Graham Hutchens made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Amare' King was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Warhill's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Hampton Roads Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
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