Baseball Preview: Wheaton Academy Warriors vs. Harvest Christian Academy Lions
The Wheaton Academy Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Harvest Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wheaton Academy is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Last Saturday, Wheaton Academy earned an 8-3 victory over Metea Valley.
Wheaton Academy let Dom Murrell and Jacob York loose on the outfield. Murrell scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while York scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Clegg, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Harvest Christian Academy came up short against Chicago Hope Academy on Monday and fell 6-2.
Harvest Christian Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Obed Lopez, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Wheaton Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-3. As for Harvest Christian Academy, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Wheaton Academy hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Harvest Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Wheaton Academy suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to Harvest Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Can Wheaton Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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