Nansemond-Suffolk Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Hickory Hawks at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Nansemond-Suffolk Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy came up short against Norfolk Academy and fell 5-2.
Matthew Elswick was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gavin Angelillo was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Hickory put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Deep Creek 12-1.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Hickory, the win got them back to even at 6-6-1.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Hickory when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Nansemond-Suffolk Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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