Baseball Game Preview: Pinewood Prep Panthers vs. Porter-Gaud Cyclones
By Team Reports
Mar 15, 2025, 1:57am
Baseball Preview: Pinewood Prep Panthers vs. Porter-Gaud Cyclones
The Pinewood Prep Panthers will face off against the Porter-Gaud Cyclones at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Porter-Gaud will be up against a hot Pinewood Prep team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Pinewood Prep blew past Northwood Academy 14-2 on Friday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Jayden Alexander looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

Finley Taylor
03/14/25 @ Northwood Academy | 4 |
02/25/25 vs Dorchester Academy | 2 |
02/18/25 vs Hammond | 2 |
05/08/24 vs Augusta Christian | 2 |
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At the plate, Finley Taylor and Camden Abernathy did most of the damage at the plate: Taylor went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI, while Abernathy scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those four hits gave Taylor a new career-high. Christopher Kabine was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Pinewood Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northwood Academy only posted an OBP of .417.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Porter-Gaud). They walked away with a 10-6 win over Academic Magnet on Thursday.
Porter-Gaud's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Pinewood Prep, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Pinewood Prep came up short against Porter-Gaud in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 7-3. Will Pinewood Prep have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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