Baseball Recap: Woodward Academy War Eagles vs. Lovejoy Wildcats
In what's become a running theme this season, Woodward Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They blew past the Lovejoy Wildcats 13-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Woodward Academy.
Jack Mobley tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Landon Walker, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ethan Hall, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base.
On Lovejoy's side, Evan Shaw made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Woodward Academy pushed their record up to 20-6 with that victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lovejoy, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13.
Woodward Academy has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Callaway at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Callaway: 2.1, Woodward Academy: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lovejoy, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Mundy's Mill at 6:00 p.m.
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