The NOVA HomeSchool Lions will challenge Varsity Opponent at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (NOVA HomeSchool has four straight victories, Varsity Opponent has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
NOVA HomeSchool had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Varsity Opponent on Tuesday. The Lions blew past Varsity Opponent 16-6. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won nine contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Cole Faircloth
| 04/28/26 vs Varsity Opponent | 5 |
| 04/25/26 @ Blue Ridge | 1 |
| 04/18/26 @ Central Virginia Homeschool Athletic Association | 2 |
| 04/14/26 @ Fairfax HomeSchool | 3 |
| 03/30/26 vs Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
Cole Faircloth looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
On the hitting side, Jake DeWolf was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Camden Showers, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI.
NOVA HomeSchool always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
NOVA HomeSchool's win bumped their record up to 15-6. As for Varsity Opponent, their defeat dropped their record down to 118-295-8.
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