The Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Westchester Country Day Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Westchester Country Day is hoping to do on Friday what Christ School couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Wesleyan Christian Academy's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Wesleyan Christian Academy's pitcher stepped up to hand Christ School a 16-0 shutout.
Sam Cozart tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Sawyer Black and Domaine Vann did most of the damage at the plate: Black scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Vann scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Myles Crocker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, everything went Westchester Country Day's way against Caldwell Academy on Thursday as Westchester Country Day made off with a 20-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Westchester Country Day.
Tony Lopez and Ashton Pittman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Lopez tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Pittman pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lopez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Lopez went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a double, while Pittman scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Tate Vogler was a standout: he went 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesse Covington, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Wesleyan Christian Academy pushed their record up to 19-5 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Westchester Country Day, their record is now 10-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Wesleyan Christian Academy hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Westchester Country Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Wesleyan Christian Academy's way against Westchester Country Day when the teams last played back in March as Wesleyan Christian Academy made off with an 11-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wesleyan Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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