The Whitefield Academy Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Highlands Latin Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Whitefield Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Whitefield Academy will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Portland Christian on Thursday. Whitefield Academy was the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Portland Christian.
Andrew Beickman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Beickman has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Beickman was also stellar in the batter's box, 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. Trevor Olson was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Highlands Latin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 11-1 to East Jessamine.
Highlands Latin saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Sweeney, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Whitefield Academy's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Highlands Latin, their loss dropped their record down to 17-9.
Whitefield Academy suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Highlands Latin in their previous meeting back in April. Can Whitefield Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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