Carlisle is 8-0 against Virginia Episcopal School since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Carlisle Chiefs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Virginia Episcopal School Bishops at 4:30 p.m. Carlisle is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Carlisle will head into Thursday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-1 walloping at the hands of North Cross. Carlisle has not had much luck with North Cross recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Carlisle saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Casey Thomas, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Virginia Episcopal School can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Hargrave Military Academy. The victory was some much needed relief for Virginia Episcopal School as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Jack Mitchell and Sam Hurt did most of the damage at the plate: Mitchell went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs, while Hurt scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Nash Watson, who went 2-for-2 with two doubles and two RBI.
Carlisle's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-2. As for Virginia Episcopal School, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Carlisle has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Virginia Episcopal School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Carlisle came out on top in a nail-biter against Virginia Episcopal School in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 6-4. Does Carlisle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Virginia Episcopal School turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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