Baseball Game Preview: Providence Day Chargers vs. ABF Academy Homestead Bandits

The Providence Day Chargers will challenge the ABF Academy Homestead Bandits at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither Providence Day nor ABF Academy Homestead posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Providence Day's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Gaston Christian hitters got past them. Providence Day lost 11-2 to Gaston Christian on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Chargers have suffered since April 26, 2024.

Austin Ward

Stolen Base

03/13/25 @ Gaston Christian	1
03/12/25 @ SouthLake Christian Academy	2
03/08/25 @ Cary Academy	4

Providence Day saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Ward, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Ward has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Meanwhile, ABF Academy Homestead was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Miami Beach.

Kyle De Haseth was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Those hits marked the first that he allowed this season.

Providence Day's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for ABF Academy Homestead, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.

ABF Academy Homestead's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. Providence Day has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for ABF Academy Homestead, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1 strikeouts. Will Providence Day keep running through batters, or will ABF Academy Homestead buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.