Baseball Recap: Halifax Academy Comes Up Short

Halifax Academy fell victim to Southampton Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 13-0 to the Raiders. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Vikings' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Halifax Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Southampton Academy, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-1.

Looking ahead, Halifax Academy will host Rocky Mount Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Halifax Academy's pitchers better be ready for this one: Rocky Mount Academy has averaged an impressive 9.9 runs per game this season. As for Southampton Academy, they will venture away from home to take on TEACH Homeschool at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. TEACH Homeschool has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.75 runs per game on average), something Southampton Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of.