The Wake Prep Academy Guardians will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the South Granville Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wake Prep Academy is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over American Leadership Academy-Johnston two weeks ago. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Wake Prep Academy with their most commanding win of the season.
Noah Cadmes made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Cadmes has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Cadmes was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Wake Prep Academy let Jakob Howell and Sawyer Pierce loose on the outfield. Howell scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Pierce scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Batchelor, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, South Granville had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Warriors out 4-3.
Like Wake Prep Academy, South Granville also got a great game from a two-way player: Ricky Kern. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Kern was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
Kern wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jojo Morris, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Wake Prep Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for South Granville, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Wake Prep Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South Granville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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