The Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders will square off against the Northside Christian Academy Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heathwood Hall Episcopal has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight losses, while Northside Christian Academy will come in with four straight victories.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal came up short against Orangeburg Prep last Thursday, falling 11-1.
Meanwhile, Northside Christian Academy made easy work of Briarwood Academy on Friday and carried off a 12-6 win. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Logan Gouviea made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had over his last five games. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Grayson Crim was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Northside Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-5 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Spencer McGee, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Northside Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Briarwood Academy only posted a batting average of .258.
Northside Christian Academy now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Heathwood Hall Episcopal, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Heathwood Hall Episcopal's way against Northside Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2016, as Heathwood Hall Episcopal made off with a 17-7 victory. Does Heathwood Hall Episcopal have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northside Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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