The Southampton Academy Raiders will square off against the Walsingham Academy Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southampton Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Kenston Forest onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Southampton Academy.
Not much got past Ethan Webb, who gave up just one hit to keep Kenston Forest off the board.
Meanwhile, Walsingham Academy can now show off 17 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Brunswick Academy with a sharp 11-0 victory.
Walsingham Academy got a big performance out of Sean Sousa, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Luke Harlow was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Southampton Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Walsingham Academy, their win bumped their record up to 24-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Southampton Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Walsingham Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Southampton Academy might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Walsingham Academy in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Walsingham Academy's Matthew Swanson, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Southampton Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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