Pensacola Christian Academy hasn't had much luck against Northview recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Pensacola Christian Academy Warriors will head out to square off against the Northview Chiefs at 6:30 p.m.
Friday just wasn't the day for Pensacola Christian Academy's offense. They came up short against Northview on Friday, falling 10-0. The defeat leaves the Warriors still looking for their first win of the season.
For Northview's part, they got a massive performance out of Brady Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Smith is becoming a predictor of Northview's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Cole Davis, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Northview's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11.25 hits in those games compared to only 4.33 in the others. As for Pensacola Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pensacola Christian Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Northview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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