Baseball Preview: Northwood Academy Chargers vs. Porter-Gaud Cyclones
Northwood Academy is 1-8 against Porter-Gaud since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Northwood Academy Chargers will head out on the road to take on the Porter-Gaud Cyclones at 5:00 p.m. Northwood Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
While Northwood Academy has not struggled against Porter-Gaud recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Northwood Academy walked away with an 8-3 win over Porter-Gaud. With that victory, Northwood Academy brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Ryan Kerkhoff was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Kerkhoff has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kerkhoff was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hiott O'Quinn was incredible, going 2-for-2 with four RBI and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Dallan Tretera, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Northwood Academy's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Porter-Gaud, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
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