The Christchurch School Seahorses will head out on the road to challenge the Blue Ridge Barons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Christchurch School narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Hampton Roads Academy 13-11. The win made it back-to-back victories for Christchurch School.
Latane Barnette was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dallas Davis, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge came into Thursday's contest having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Eastern Mennonite by a score of 16-13 on Thursday.
Blue Ridge let Colby White and Kelton Sparks loose on the outfield. White fired off two home runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI while going 3-for-5, while Sparks went 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Charles Searby, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Christchurch School is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-11 record this season. As for Blue Ridge, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Christchurch School has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Blue Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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