Baseball Preview: Cape Henry Collegiate Dolphins vs. Granby Comets
The Cape Henry Collegiate Dolphins will head out on the road to square off against the Granby Comets at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cape Henry Collegiate is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road.
Cape Henry Collegiate is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Greenbrier Christian Academy, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Cape Henry Collegiate was ranked second). Cape Henry Collegiate's pitchers stepped up to hand Greenbrier Christian Academy a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Tanner Schaedel was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. Schaedel has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Schaedel was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Schaedel wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Colin Lebel, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Chris Martinez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Meanwhile, Granby waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Greyhounds with a sharp 12-0 win. Considering Granby has won five matchups by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Cape Henry Collegiate's record is now 18-3. As for Granby, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Everything went Cape Henry Collegiate's way against Granby in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Cape Henry Collegiate made off with a 12-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cape Henry Collegiate since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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