Isle of Wight Academy is 0-3 against Highland since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Isle of Wight Academy Chargers will head out on the road to square off against the Highland Hawks at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Isle of Wight Academy will head into Thursday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 14-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Christchurch School on Thursday. Isle of Wight Academy's pitcher stepped up to hand Christchurch School a 2-0 shutout.
Not much got past Jaden Robertson, who gave up just one hit to keep Christchurch School off the board. Robertson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jason Chapman, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Highland stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Fork Union Military Academy as Highland made off with a 22-0 win. Highland's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Grayson Coppage looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Danny Farrell was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Justin Summers, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Isle of Wight Academy's record now sits at 11-5. As for Highland, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5-1 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Isle of Wight Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Highland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Isle of Wight Academy suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Highland in their previous meeting back in March of 2019. Can Isle of Wight Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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