Baseball Recap: North Raleigh Christian Academy triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Jayden Morales

By Team Reports May 6, 2024, 7:09am

Baseball Recap: North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights vs. Durham Academy Cavaliers

North Raleigh Christian Academy waltzed into their game on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Durham Academy Cavaliers. Six seems to be a good number for North Raleigh Christian Academy as the team 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. Another player making a difference was Joey Chitla, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.

On Durham Academy's side, Amare Burrus made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Burrus has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.

North Raleigh Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Durham Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: North Raleigh Christian Academy beat Durham Academy by a score of 12-7.

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