Baseball Game Preview: Ridgecroft Rams vs. Lawrence Academy Warriors

Rams

Runs

04/14/25 vs Lawrence Academy	1
04/10/25 vs Northeast Academy	11
04/04/25 vs Halifax Academy	5
03/27/25 @ Pungo Christian Academy	6
03/26/25 @ Albemarle School	12
+ 7 more games

For the second straight game, Ridgecroft will face off against Lawrence Academy. The Rams will square off against the Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Ridgecroft is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.

Last Monday, Ridgecroft came up short against Lawrence Academy and fell 5-1.

For Lawrence Academy's part, Creek Johnson looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Johnson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Lawrence Academy's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Powell, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases. Those three stolen bases gave Powell a new career-high. Another was Hunter Eason, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one run.

Lawrence Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.1 runs over those games. As for Ridgecroft, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.