Baseball Game Preview: Davie War Eagles vs. R.J. Reynolds Demons

Davie is 9-1 against R.J. Reynolds since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The War Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Demons at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Davie has three straight victories, R.J. Reynolds has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Davie can't be too worried about heading out to take on R.J. Reynolds: they just beat South Iredell at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The War Eagles were the clear victors by a 13-4 margin over the Vikings on Wednesday. The War Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.

Parker Davis

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/16/25 @ South Iredell	7
03/28/25 @ Mount Tabor	6
04/09/25 vs East Forsyth	4
03/13/25 vs Lake Norman	4
03/19/25 @ South Mecklenburg	3

Parker Davis looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Coy James was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Davie's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 9-4 (and 0-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Hunter Potts, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Davie kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, R.J. Reynolds came up short against Davie on Tuesday, falling 20-7.

R.J. Reynolds saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joakim Rose, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that Rose hit this season.

Davie's win bumped their record up to 9-12. As for R.J. Reynolds, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.

Everything went Davie's way against R.J. Reynolds in their previous matchup on Tuesday, as Davie made off with a 20-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the War Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.