Baseball Recap: Goldsboro Wins Going Away Against Faith Christian Academy

By Team Reports Mar 31, 2025, 7:55pm

Baseball Recap: Goldsboro Cougars vs. Faith Christian Academy Conquerors

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While Goldsboro put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Faith Christian Academy. Goldsboro was the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Faith Christian Academy. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Brayden Smith

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/31/25 vs Faith Christian Academy12
03/13/25 vs Village Christian Academy10
04/30/24 vs Spring Creek7
03/04/25 @ Rosewood5
03/25/25 vs North Johnston4

Brayden Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over 5.1 innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Goldsboro is 3-1 when Smith posts two or more runs, but 0-8 otherwise.

In other batting news, Maddox Bevell was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. He has become a key player for Goldsboro: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 0-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Bladen Jones, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI.

The victory made it two in a row for Goldsboro and bumps their season record up to 3-9. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Faith Christian Academy, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.

Coming up, Goldsboro will square off against Eastern Wayne at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Goldsboro is facing Eastern Wayne at the right time seeing as Eastern Wayne is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Faith Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Jacksonville Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m.

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