The Seattle Academy Cardinals will take on the Nathan Hale Raiders at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Seattle Academy 3.8, Nathan Hale 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Seattle Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 37-2 margin over Rainier Beach on Wednesday. With that win, the Cardinals brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Wilder Hilen and Zach Bennett made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hilen pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Bennett tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At the plate, Hilen went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run, while Bennett scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Dashiell Story
| 04/16/25 vs Rainier Beach | 3 |
| 04/02/25 vs Cleveland | 2 |
| 04/11/25 vs Lakeside | 1 |
| 04/07/25 @ West Seattle | 1 |
In other batting news, Seattle Academy got a massive performance out of Dashiell Story, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three stolen bases, and six RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Story a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of William Hendry, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with five runs, five RBI, and one stolen base.
Seattle Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .712. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Nathan Hale didn't have quite enough to beat Roosevelt on Wednesday and fell 5-4.
Nathan Hale saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Finn Leach, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5. Another was Kai Malloch, who got on base in three of his six plate appearances with two RBI.
Nathan Hale has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-6-1 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Seattle Academy, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Seattle Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Nathan Hale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
