Baseball Game Preview: Somerset Academy Collegiate Bears vs. Founders Classical Academy Hoplites

Somerset Academy Collegiate is a perfect 3-0 against Founders Classical Academy since March of 2024 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Bears will welcome the Hoplites at 5:00 p.m.

Somerset Academy Collegiate will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run back in March, then bounced right back against Founders Classical Academy on Thursday. The Bears blew past the Hoplites 12-4. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Hoplites recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

For Founders Classical Academy's part, Sam Syverson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Syverson has hit this season.

Founders Classical Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs over those games. As for Somerset Academy Collegiate, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.

Somerset Academy Collegiate took their win against Founders Classical Academy in their previous meeting on Thursday by a conclusive 12-4 score. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Hoplites have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.