The Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Saints will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Oscar Smith Tigers at 1:00 p.m. Nansemond-Suffolk Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Granby on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Comets by a score of 7-6.
Joseph Petry was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Gavin Angelillo was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Oscar Smith has not done well against Indian River recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Oscar Smith's pitchers stepped up to hand Indian River a 1-0 shutout.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-10 record this season. As for Oscar Smith, their win bumped their record up to 4-11.
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