Baseball Preview: The Burlington School Spartans vs. High Point Christian Academy Cougars
The Burlington School Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the High Point Christian Academy Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Burlington School is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
The Burlington School can't be too worried about heading out to take on High Point Christian Academy: they just beat Chatham Charter at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Burlington School won by a run and slipped past Chatham Charter 3-2.
The Burlington School saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Arreola, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, High Point Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Wesleyan Christian Academy by a score of 2-1.
Heath Craver was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
The Burlington School pushed their record up to 11-7 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for High Point Christian Academy, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. The Burlington School has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like High Point Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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