The Woodward Academy War Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Shiloh Generals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Woodward Academy has nine straight victories, Shiloh has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Woodward Academy beats Shiloh with 15 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Woodward Academy didn't even let Shiloh on the board on Wednesday, marking Woodward Academy's second-straight 15-0 shutout. Considering the War Eagles have won seven games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Dominic Veneri
| 03/19/25 vs Shiloh | 8 |
| 03/06/25 @ Decatur | 4 |
| 02/26/25 @ Chamblee | 1 |
| 04/25/24 vs South Effingham | 4 |
| 04/17/24 @ Oconee County | 5 |
| + 3 more games |
Dominic Veneri looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024.
On the hitting side, Keeler Edwards and Khalon Davis did most of the damage at the plate: Edwards went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Davis scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those two runs gave Edwards a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Landon Walker, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Woodward Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .524. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Woodward Academy's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Shiloh, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
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