On Friday, Cape Henry Collegiate faced Walsingham Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cape Henry Collegiate Dolphins sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Walsingham Academy Trojans. Five seems to be a good number for Cape Henry Collegiate as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Cape Henry Collegiate saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Hummel, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nate Jensen, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Cape Henry Collegiate pushed their record up to 20-3 with that victory, which was their 11th straight on the road. As for Walsingham Academy, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-7.
Cape Henry Collegiate will take on Miller School of Albemarle at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Miller School of Albemarle will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something Cape Henry Collegiate surely won't give up without a fight. As for Walsingham Academy, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Walsingham Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
