Baseball Game Preview: Kenston Forest Kavaliers vs. Southampton Academy Raiders

The Kenston Forest Kavaliers will take on the Southampton Academy Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kenston Forest has six straight victories, Southampton Academy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Kenston Forest is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Tidewater Academy 21-2 on Tuesday. Considering the Kavaliers have won six matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Southampton Academy had taken Brunswick Academy down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Wednesday. The Raiders fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 4-2.

Southampton Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Webb, who went 2-for-4 with one double.

Kenston Forest pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs over those games. As for Southampton Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.

Kenston Forest came up short against Southampton Academy when the teams last played back in March, falling 5-2. Will the Kavaliers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.