While it was Nansemond-Suffolk Academy who put the first runs on the board on Friday, it was Virginia Episcopal School who put up more. The Saints took a 17-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bishops. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (ten), the Saints still had to take the loss.
Cole Goodman was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with two RBI.
Noah Brooks
| 05/02/25 vs Virginia Episcopal School | 2 |
| 05/01/25 vs Granby | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Norfolk Collegiate | 2 |
| 04/10/25 vs Catholic | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Christchurch School | 2 |
| + 8 more games |
In other batting news, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy got a massive performance out of Noah Brooks, who got on base in all six of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one double. The Saints are 5-2 when Brooks posts two or more runs, but 7-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Gavin Angelillo, who went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Nansemond-Suffolk Academy and nudges their season record down to 12-11. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Virginia Episcopal School, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Virginia Episcopal School, they will host Blue Ridge at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Bishops' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Barons have averaged an impressive 7.5 runs per game this season.
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