Baseball Preview: Woodberry Forest Tigers vs. Highland Hawks
The Woodberry Forest Tigers will take on the Highland Hawks at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Woodberry Forest has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while Highland will come in with eight straight victories.
Woodberry Forest's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against St. Christopher's on Saturday. They suffered a tough 10-0 defeat at the hands of the Saints.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Highland ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past Flint Hill 3-2.
Highland got a great performance from Owen Winebarger as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Winebarger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Highland's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Grayson Coppage, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Danny Farrell was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Woodberry Forest's loss dropped their record down to 1-7-1. As for Highland, they pushed their record up to 16-3 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Woodberry Forest suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Highland in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Thankfully for Woodberry Forest, Jackson Gimbel (who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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