Baseball Game Preview: Naples Classical Academy vs. The Village School of Naples Knights

By Team Reports Apr 6, 2024, 1:23pm

Baseball Preview: Naples Classical Academy vs. The Village School of Naples Knights

The Naples Classical Academy are on the road again on Monday to play The Village School of Naples Knights at 3:00 p.m.

On Friday, Naples Classical suffered a rough 19-9 loss at the hands of Marco Island Academy.

Meanwhile, The Village School of Naples scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Mason Classical Academy a 15-0 shutout. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Edmund Murphy made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Murphy was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4.

In other batting news, Antonio Calero was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Drew Leeber, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Naples Classical dropped their record down to 1-8 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for The Village School of Naples, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.

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