Baseball Preview: Woodward Academy War Eagles vs. Norcross Blue Devils
The Woodward Academy War Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Norcross Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Woodward Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Norcross' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
In what's become a running theme this season, Woodward Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They blew past Lovejoy 13-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Woodward Academy.
Woodward Academy got a great performance from Jack Mobley as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Mobley has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Landon Walker was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ethan Hall, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Norcross was not the first on the board on Wednesday, but they got there more often. They had just enough and edged Duluth out 6-5.
Woodward Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Norcross, their record is now 14-10.
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