Preview: St. David's Warriors vs. Cary Academy Chargers
St. David is 0-4 against Cary Academy since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The St. David's Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Cary Academy Chargers at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sadly, St. David's is still looking for their first win of the season after four matches. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-2 walloping at the hands of Grace Christian on Tuesday.
Gavin Hitmar was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Cary Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Cary Christian by a score of 8-6.
Declan Jack made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristan Earl, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
St. David's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Cary Academy, their loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. David's has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cary Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. David's suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Cary Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2021. Can St. David's avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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