Baseball Game Preview: Eno River Academy Bobcats vs. Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions

Eno River Academy is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Friday. They will be playing at home against the Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eno River Academy has three straight victories, Excelsior Classical Academy has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Last Friday, everything went Eno River Academy's way against J.F. Webb as Eno River Academy made off with a 13-3 win.

Kai Norcross

Hits

03/07/25 vs J.F. Webb	2
05/03/24 vs Southern School of Energy and Sustainability	1
04/25/24 vs NCSSM: Durham	1
04/23/24 @ Greater Vision Academy	1
04/17/24 vs Excelsior Classical Academy	1
+ 2 more games

The team relied heavily on Kai Norcross, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Orren Sievert, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one run.

Meanwhile, Excelsior Classical Academy had to start their season on the road on Monday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They lost 17-0 to Vance Charter.

Eno River Academy's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Excelsior Classical Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.

Everything went Eno River Academy's way against Excelsior Classical Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Eno River Academy made off with a 12-3 win. Will Eno River Academy repeat their success, or does Excelsior Classical Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.