Baseball Preview: Walsingham Academy Trojans vs. Southampton Academy Raiders
Walsingham Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Southampton Academy Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Thursday, Walsingham Academy made easy work of Norfolk Collegiate and carried off a 19-1 victory.
Drew Weddington made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Weddington has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Weddington was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Ayden Evans was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sean Sousa, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Southampton Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They blew past Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot 16-5. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
The team relied heavily on Ethan Webb, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. Grant Applewhite was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Walsingham Academy pushed their record up to 17-6 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Southampton Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Everything went Walsingham Academy's way against Southampton Academy in their previous matchup back in March as Walsingham Academy made off with an 8-0 win. Will Walsingham Academy repeat their success, or does Southampton Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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