Baseball Recap: Chapel Hill Bulldogs vs. Cumberland Academy Knights
Chapel Hill scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past the Cumberland Academy Knights 9-2. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Connor Griffin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Griffin has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Griffin was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jaxon Cummings was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Chapel Hill and bumps their season record up to 11-14-1. As for Cumberland Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 14 of their last 15 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-21 record this season.
Chapel Hill will challenge Brownsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cumberland Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Athens at 7:00 p.m. Cumberland Academy is facing Athens at the right time seeing as Athens is stuck on a 20-game losing streak.
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