Baseball Preview: Nova Classical Academy Knights vs. St. Croix Prep Lions
Nova Classical Academy is 2-8 against St. Croix Prep since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Nova Classical Academy Knights will look to defend their home field against the St. Croix Prep Lions at 6:30 p.m. St. Croix Prep took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Nova Classical Academy, who comes in off a win.
Nova Classical Academy gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Croix Lutheran and snuck past 9-8.
The team relied heavily on Alex Ehlebracht, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, St. Croix Prep's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 6-2 to St. Agnes. St. Croix Prep has struggled against St. Agnes recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Nova Classical Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for St. Croix Prep, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3.
Nova Classical Academy might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from St. Croix Prep when the teams last played back in April. Will Nova Classical Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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