The Whitefield Academy Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Christian Academy Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Whitefield Academy can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They put the hurt on Cornerstone Christian Academy with a sharp 17-7 victory. That's two games straight that Whitefield Academy has won by exactly ten runs.
Trevor Olson and Andrew Beickman made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Olson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Beickman struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Olson scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Beickman went 4-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Dylan Stockton and Lukas Couch did most of the damage at the plate: Stockton scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Couch scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Brandon Barnett was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Christian Academy had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Eastern on Saturday as Christian Academy made off with a 14-7 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Christian Academy needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Whitefield Academy's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-9. As for Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 7-9.
Whitefield Academy might still be hurting after the 18-3 defeat they got from Christian Academy when the teams last played back in May of 2021. Will Whitefield Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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