The Halifax Academy Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Central Virginia Homeschool Athletic Association Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Halifax Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Central Virginia Homeschool Athletic Association's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Halifax Academy easily dispatched Ridgecroft last Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Vikings fell just short of Cape Fear Christian Academy by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. Vikings fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Eagles since on Thursday.
Payton Odom spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Central Virginia Homeschool Athletic Association got the win against Bishop McNamara on Monday by a conclusive 11-1. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won seven games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Central Virginia Homeschool Athletic Association let Madison Machotka and Marley Ryan run wild. Machotka scored a run while going 2-for-2, while Ryan scored a run while going 2-for-2. What's more, Ryan posted two RBI, the most she's had since back in March.
Central Virginia Homeschool Athletic Association always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .519. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bishop McNamara only posted an OBP of .294.
Central Virginia Homeschool Athletic Association is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Halifax Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-9-1.
Halifax Academy might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Central Virginia Homeschool Athletic Association in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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