The Halifax Academy Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Kerr-Vance Academy Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Halifax Academy proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by six) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Brunswick Academy out 6-4.
Braxton Hammack and Landon Peoples made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hammack pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Peoples struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. At the plate, Hammack scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Peoples scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Hammack has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Connor Hammack, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Kerr-Vance Academy entered their tilt with St. Thomas More Academy with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Chancellors with a sharp 16-5 win on Monday. 16 seems to be a good number for Kerr-Vance Academy as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Like Halifax Academy, Kerr-Vance Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Ayden Devine. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Devine was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Jack Wiggins was a standout: he scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tim Hudson, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Halifax Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Kerr-Vance Academy, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Halifax Academy skirted past Kerr-Vance Academy 3-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Halifax Academy repeat their success, or does Kerr-Vance Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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