Baseball Game Preview: Prince Avenue Christian on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 5:52am

Baseball Preview: Prince Avenue Christian Wolverines vs. Whitefield Academy WolfPack

The Prince Avenue Christian Wolverines will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Whitefield Academy WolfPack, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Prince Avenue Christian: 2.8, Whitefield Academy: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Prince Avenue Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They put the hurt on Whitefield Academy with a sharp 9-1 victory. Considering Prince Avenue Christian has won 13 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Mason Banks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits.

At the plate, Prince Avenue Christian got a massive performance out of Judson Hartwell, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Andrew Gillespie, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a triple and two RBI.

Prince Avenue Christian pushed their record up to 26-1 with that win, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Whitefield Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-9-1.

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