Preview: Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Saints vs. Catholic Crusaders
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy is 8-0 against Catholic since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Saints will head out on the road to face off against the Catholic Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. Nansemond-Suffolk Academy is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy's hitters rose to the challenge against a Warriors pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.7 points allowed on Friday. Nansemond-Suffolk Academy walked away with a 10-6 victory over Lawrence Academy.
Chase Eliason looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, Cam Bergen was incredible, scoring a run while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Petry, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Catholic were a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. Their tough 15-2 defeat to Collegiate might stick with them for a while. Catholic has not had much luck with Collegiate recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joe Norman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Connor Thompson, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy took their win against Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 19-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nansemond-Suffolk Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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