Baseball Recap: Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill Drops Season-High Score on Neuse Christian Academy

Lion

Team Score (Highest)

04/25/25 @ Neuse Christian Academy	21
04/08/25 vs St. Thomas More Academy	18
04/15/25 vs Neuse Christian Academy	16
03/14/25 @ Friendship Christian	16
04/24/25 @ Fayetteville Christian	14

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill). Everything went their way against the Neuse Christian Academy Lions on Friday as they made off with a 21-3 win. The Lion haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Andrew Cavender made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. He has become a key player for Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-7 otherwise. Cavender was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, Eli Chappell was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was N J Uhlenberg, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one triple.

Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .583. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-7. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Neuse Christian Academy, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill will host Burlington Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Royals will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something the Lion surely won't give up without a fight. As for Neuse Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against New Life Camp at 5:00 p.m.