The Woodberry Forest Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Highland Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Woodberry Forest has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Highland will arrive with four straight wins.
Woodberry Forest fell victim to Western Albemarle and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Warriors. The game marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Highland faced Bishop O'Connell in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Hawks put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 14-8 victory. Considering the Hawks have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Matthew McCauley looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Highland got a massive performance out of Christian Dart, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. What's more, Dart posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Benjy Cardone, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Highland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive matchups.
Woodberry Forest's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Highland, their record now sits at 10-4.
Woodberry Forest suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Highland when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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