Baseball Game Preview: Bishop Verot Vikings vs. Community School of Naples Seahawks

Bishop Verot is on a 15-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Community School of Naples is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bishop Verot Vikings will host the Community School of Naples Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bishop Verot: 2.2, Community School of Naples: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.

If Bishop Verot beats Community School of Naples with eight runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Bishop Verot skirted past Lowndes 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Bishop Verot has posted since April 15, 2024.

Joey Lawson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Lawson was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one double. What's more, he posted three hits, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nico Ayars, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Grayson Carpenter, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.

Bishop Verot was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Community School of Naples never let their opponents score on Saturday. Everything went their way against Echols County as Community School of Naples made off with an 11-0 win. The game marked the Seahawks' most dominant victory of the season so far.

Bishop Verot's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Community School of Naples, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.

Bishop Verot took their win against Community School of Naples when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 10-1. Will Bishop Verot repeat their success, or does Community School of Naples have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.