Baseball Preview: North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights vs. Durham Academy Cavaliers
The North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Durham Academy Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Raleigh Christian Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
On Tuesday, North Raleigh Christian Academy needed a bit of extra time to put away Durham Academy. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Cavaliers. Six seems to be a good number for North Raleigh Christian Academy as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jayden Morales was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Chitla, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
North Raleigh Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Durham Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. North Raleigh Christian Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Durham Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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