On Friday, Walsingham Academy faced Norfolk Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Walsingham Academy Trojans fell 4-0 to the Norfolk Academy Bulldogs. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Walsingham Academy has not been shut out since back in April.
Walsingham Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Guntherberg, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Walsingham Academy's loss dropped their record down to 22-8. As for Norfolk Academy, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-7.
Walsingham Academy will look to defend their home field on Monday against Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot at 4:30 p.m. Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.85 runs per game on average), something Walsingham Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Norfolk Academy, they will be playing at home against Cape Henry Collegiate at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cape Henry Collegiate is coming into the matchup with 11 straight defeats on the road, meaning Norfolk Academy will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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