The Greensboro Day School Bengals will head out on the road to take on the Caldwell Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Greensboro Day School's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four matches.
Greensboro Day School's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Fayetteville Christian as Greensboro Day School made off with a 36-0 victory. The Bengals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by seven runs or more this season.
Trenton Travis was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Travis was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Luke Ray and Trevor Waters did most of the damage at the plate: Ray got on base in all six of his plate appearances with four runs, five RBI, and one triple, while Waters scored six runs and stole a base while going 4-for-6. With that strong performance, Waters is now averaging an impressive 2.3 runs per game. Nick Salas was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with five RBI and three runs.
Greensboro Day School hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Caldwell Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 11-4 to Greensboro Day School. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Caldwell Academy also got a good showing from Liam Schooley, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. What's more, Schooley gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Neal Swindell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Greensboro Day School pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Caldwell Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Friday's match will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Greensboro Day School hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .365. However, it's not like Caldwell Academy struggles in that department as they've averaged .350. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Greensboro Day School took their victory against Caldwell Academy in their previous meeting on Tuesday by a conclusive 11-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greensboro Day School since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
