Baseball Game Preview: Galloway Scots vs. Whitefield Academy WolfPack

By Team Reports Apr 3, 2024, 5:46am

Baseball Preview: Galloway Scots vs. Whitefield Academy WolfPack

Galloway has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Whitefield Academy WolfPack at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Galloway will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.

Galloway scored the most runs they've had all season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Mount Pisgah Christian by a score of 17-16. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.

Giancarlo Martinez-Saldana and Bennett Kelly stepped up to the plate in a big way. Martinez-Saldana got on base in four of his six plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and three RBI, while Kelly went 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Paul Stout, who went 4-for-6 with an RBI.

Meanwhile, Whitefield Academy entered their tilt with Mount Vernon with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mustangs on Monday and snuck past 6-4.

Galloway has not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Whitefield Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season.

Galloway suffered a grim 22-0 defeat to Whitefield Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Galloway avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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