Baseball Recap: Hickory Christian Academy extends home winning streak to eight

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 3:37pm

Baseball Recap: Hickory Christian Academy Knights vs. Asheville School (Independent) Blues

In what's become a running theme this season, Hickory Christian Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Asheville School (Independent) Blues with a sharp 9-1 win. This was payback for Hickory Christian Academy, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Will Friar was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Friar was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

Friar wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Friar, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Hickory Christian Academy pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.

Hickory Christian Academy will head out on the road to face off against Carolina Day at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Asheville School (Independent), they will be playing in front of their home fans against Invest Collegiate Imagine at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Asheville School (Independent) is facing Invest Collegiate Imagine at the right time seeing as Invest Collegiate Imagine is stuck on a four-game losing streak.

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