Baseball Game Preview: Founders Classical Academy Hoplites vs. Somerset Academy Collegiate Bears

Founders Classical Academy is 0-3 against Somerset Academy Collegiate since March of 2024 but things could change on Thursday. The Hoplites are taking a road trip to take on the Bears at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.

Founders Classical Academy's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on IDEA Ingram Hills with a sharp 11-0 victory. The Hoplites might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.

Joshua Syverson

Runs

04/05/25 @ IDEA Ingram Hills	3
03/07/25 @ Lanier	3
04/22/25 vs IDEA Ingram Hills	2
04/15/25 vs IDEA Monterrey Park College Prep	2
04/10/25 @ IDEA Judson College Prep	2
+ 2 more games

Founders Classical Academy got a massive performance out of Joshua Syverson, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Syverson has become a key player for the Hoplites: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-2 otherwise. Luke McCaw was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs.

Founders Classical Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .714. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .444 or higher in five consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Somerset Academy Collegiate made sure to put some runs up on the board against Founders Classical Academy on Thursday. The Bears were the clear victors by a 12-4 margin over the Hoplites. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Hoplites recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Founders Classical Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Somerset Academy Collegiate, the win got them back to even at 1-1.

Founders Classical Academy suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Somerset Academy Collegiate when the teams last played on Thursday. Can the Hoplites avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.