Baseball Preview: Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans vs. High Point Christian Academy Cougars
Wesleyan Christian Academy is 8-2 against High Point Christian Academy since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans will head out on the road to take on the High Point Christian Academy Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Wesleyan Christian Academy sitting on five straight wins and High Point Christian Academy on seven.
Wesleyan Christian Academy stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-3 margin over Calvary Day School.
Nick Papciak made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Papciak has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Papciak was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Sawyer Black and Domaine Vann did most of the damage at the plate: Black scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Vann went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Vann has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Myles Crocker, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, High Point Christian Academy had just enough and edged Calvary Day School out 4-3 on Monday.
High Point Christian Academy also got a great performance from Hunter Kelley as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
Wesleyan Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which somehow isn't as good as their 16-5 record this season. As for High Point Christian Academy, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6.
Wesleyan Christian Academy took their win against High Point Christian Academy when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 14-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wesleyan Christian Academy since the team 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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