The Calhoun Academy Cavaliers are taking a road trip to take on the Orangeburg Prep Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Orangeburg Prep will be up against a hot Calhoun Academy squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. The Cavaliers blew past Clarendon Hall 11-1 on Friday.
Cael Parler was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Cullen Sightler was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Orangeburg Prep had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They never let the Generals get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Indians have won by exactly ten runs.
Tilden Riley was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Pantaleon, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Orangeburg Prep pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Calhoun Academy, their win bumped their record up to 15-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Calhoun Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Orangeburg Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Calhoun Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Orangeburg Prep when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 6-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cavaliers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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