Wake Prep Academy is 0-3 against Vance Charter since May of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wake Prep Academy Guardians will head out on the road to face off against the Vance Charter Knights at 5:00 p.m. Wake Prep Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Wake Prep Academy lost 17-7 to Oxford Prep on Thursday.
Hailey Jones and Emmy Kirby stepped up to the plate in a big way. Jones got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI, while Kirby scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Annalise Masinick, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Vance Charter put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past Oxford Prep 11-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Vance Charter considering their two-run performance the match before.
Leah Rice was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Rice was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Katelin Guerrant and Caelyn Bunn did most of the damage at the plate: Guerrant scored a run while going 4-for-4, while Bunn scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Morgan Matthews, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Wake Prep Academy now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Vance Charter, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Wake Prep Academy hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Vance Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Wake Prep Academy might still be hurting after the 14-1 loss they got from Vance Charter when the teams last played last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Guerrant, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that Wake Prep Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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