Baseball Preview: Hampton Roads Academy Navigators vs. Catholic Crusaders
Hampton Roads Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Catholic Crusaders at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Hampton Roads Academy has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Hampton Roads Academy had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Warhill. That's two games in a row now that Hampton Roads Academy has lost by just one run.
Colby Motley made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Noah Gearey was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Hampton Roads Academy was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Warhill didn't hit any.
Meanwhile, Catholic entered their tilt with Norfolk Christian with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Ambassadors on Tuesday as they made off with a 14-1 win. With that victory, Catholic brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Joe Norman was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Norton, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Hampton Roads Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.
Hampton Roads Academy couldn't quite finish off Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 6-4. Thankfully for Hampton Roads Academy, Christian Stock (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 6.2 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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