Baseball Preview: Wilson Prep Tigers vs. Warren County Eagles
Wilson Prep is 7-0 against Warren County since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Wilson Prep Tigers will square off against the Warren County Eagles. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wilson Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Hobgood Charter with a sharp 8-2 win. Wilson Prep is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 19 straight.
Deandre Sellers and Gage Lockhart did most of the damage at the plate: Sellers scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Lockhart went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Bryson McNeil, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Warren County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past the Vikings 15-1.
Wilson Prep pushed their record up to 19-2 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home. As for Warren County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Wilson Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Warren County when the teams last played last Tuesday, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilson Prep since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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