The Whitefield Academy Wildcats will be playing at home against the Louisville HomeSchool Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Louisville HomeSchool took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Whitefield Academy, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row, Whitefield Academy finally turned things around against Portland Christian on Thursday. Whitefield Academy blew past Portland Christian 11-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Whitefield Academy considering their one-run performance the match before.
Andrew Beickman made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Beickman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Beickman was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dylan Stockton, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Trevor Olson, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matchups, Louisville HomeSchool finally came back down to earth last Tuesday. They lost 9-1 to Highlands Latin.
Whitefield Academy's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Louisville HomeSchool, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
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