Baseball Preview: Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions vs. Voyager Vikings
After four games on the road, Excelsior Classical Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Voyager Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Excelsior Classical Academy is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their rough 12-3 loss to Eno River on Wednesday might stick with them for a while.
Hunter Goss was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Voyager had to settle for a 7-5 defeat against Orange on Wednesday.
Sam Koerner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Daly, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Voyager didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Orange only tossed three.
Excelsior Classical Academy's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Voyager, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season.
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