The Ravenscroft Ravens will take on the Trinity Academy Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ravenscroft has five straight victories, Trinity Academy has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Ravenscroft is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Durham Academy on Tuesday as they made off with a 13-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Ravens, who have now won six matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Matthew Hutter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Matthew Madewell
| 04/14/26 @ Durham Academy | 4 |
| 03/28/25 vs South Wake | 3 |
| 05/02/25 vs Raleigh HomeSchool | 2 |
| 04/24/25 @ Durham Academy | 2 |
| 04/10/26 @ Cary Academy | 1 |
In other batting news, Matthew Madewell was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Reed Holt, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Ravenscroft kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 10.8.
Meanwhile, Trinity Academy lost 10-2 to St. David's on Tuesday.
Trinity Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Bondy, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Ravenscroft's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Trinity Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Ravenscroft's way against Trinity Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Ravenscroft made off with a 16-1 win. Will the Ravens repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
