Whitefield Academy proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by six) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the W.E.B. DuBois Academy Lions, sneaking past 7-6. Seven seems to be a good number for the Wildcats as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Whitefield Academy's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lincoln Hall, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another was Luke Heflin, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Whitefield Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for W.E.B. DuBois Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3.
Looking ahead, Whitefield Academy will host Portland Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for W.E.B. DuBois Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Shawnee at 5:30 p.m. on the 15th.
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