Baseball Game Preview: High Point Baptist Academy Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 1:18pm

Baseball Preview: High Point Baptist Academy Eagles vs. York Catholic Fighting Irish

The High Point Baptist Academy Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the York Catholic Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. High Point Baptist Academy is coming into the match hot, having won their last 12 games.

In what's become a running theme this season, High Point Baptist Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Christian School of York as High Point Baptist Academy made off with a 9-1 victory.

Bradon Howe made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Howe was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.

In other batting news, Reagan Wodicka was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Jake Davenport was another key contributor, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and a triple.

Meanwhile, York Catholic came into Wednesday's contest having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Delone Catholic on Wednesday and snuck past 5-3.

High Point Baptist Academy's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-1. As for York Catholic, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-8.

High Point Baptist Academy was able to grind out a solid win over York Catholic in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, winning 6-2. Will High Point Baptist Academy repeat their success, or does York Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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