Northwood Academy is 1-9 against First Baptist School since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. Northwood Academy will square off against First Baptist School at 5:00 p.m. Northwood Academy will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
First Baptist School's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Northwood Academy hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Northwood Academy blew past Palmetto Christian Academy 10-0 on Friday. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by eight runs or more this season.
Northwood Academy got a great performance from Wesley Boldin as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Noah Oswald, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was William Rose, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Northwood Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, First Baptist School has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.6 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They lost 10-2 to Academic Magnet. That makes it the first time this season the Hurricanes have let down their home crowd.
Northwood Academy's record is now 6-7. As for First Baptist School, their loss dropped their record down to 8-2.
Northwood Academy couldn't quite get it done against First Baptist School when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 9-6. Can Northwood Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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