Baseball Game Preview: Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders vs. Northside Christian Academy Crusaders

For the second straight game, Heathwood Hall Episcopal will face off against Northside Christian Academy. Heathwood Hall Episcopal will be playing in front of their home fans against Northside Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Heathwood Hall Episcopal has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with seven straight losses, while Northside Christian Academy will come in with five straight victories.

Heathwood Hall Episcopal lost 24-1 to Northside Christian Academy on Tuesday.

For Northside Christian Academy's part, Luke Bohnsack made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Bohnsack also tossed no walks, which is notable because Northside Christian Academy is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 4-5 otherwise. Bohnsack was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Grayson Crim was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Will Spotts, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Northside Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .771. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Northside Christian Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Heathwood Hall Episcopal, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.