Baseball Game Preview: Northview Chiefs vs. W.S. Neal Eagles

Northview has gone 8-1 against W.S. Neal recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Chiefs will be playing at home against the Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

While Northview's victory against Baker wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Chiefs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Gators on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Chiefs have posted since March 13th.

Grayden Sheffield

Runs

03/07/25 vs Pensacola Christian Academy	3
04/10/25 vs Baker	2
03/13/25 vs Flomaton	2
02/27/25 vs Escambia County	2
02/14/25 vs Walton	2
+ 7 more games

Northview saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grayden Sheffield, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Sheffield has become a key player for the Chiefs: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-11 otherwise.

Meanwhile, W.S. Neal had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They put the hurt on the Aggies with a sharp 15-7 win. Considering the Eagles have won seven matchups by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Colton Cain was incredible, scoring four runs while going 5-for-5. Those five hits gave him a new career-high. Ja'sean Jones was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.

W.S. Neal kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in four consecutive contests.

W.S. Neal's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Northview, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-11.

Northview was able to grind out a solid win over W.S. Neal in their previous matchup back in February, winning 6-1. Do the Chiefs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.