The Voyager Academy Vikings will take on the Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Voyager Academy has four straight wins, Excelsior Classical Academy has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Voyager Academy made easy work of Ayden - Grifton and carried off an 8-1 victory. Considering the Vikings have won 12 matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Jacobi Purvis, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Cameron Copley was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.
Roxboro Community hit Excelsior Classical Academy with a four-run seventh inning two weeks ago, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Flying Lions came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 13-4.
Excelsior Classical Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Goss, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.
Voyager Academy's win bumped their record up to 17-2. As for Excelsior Classical Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Excelsior Classical Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Voyager Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .352. It's a different story for Excelsior Classical Academy, though, as they've only averaged .188. Will they be able to contain Voyager Academy's hitters?
Everything went Voyager Academy's way against Excelsior Classical Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Voyager Academy made off with a 17-1 victory. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Flying Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
