Baseball Recap: Wake County HomeSchool Warriors vs. The Burlington School Spartans
Wake County HomeSchool's hitters rose to the challenge against a Spartans pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.76 runs allowed on Monday. The Wake County HomeSchool Warriors' pitchers stepped up to hand The Burlington School Spartans an 11-0 shutout. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for Wake County HomeSchool this season.
Gabriel Ferrell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Ferrell was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Wake County HomeSchool let Levi Baker and Avery Martin loose on the outfield. Baker scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Martin scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Turner Adams, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On The Burlington School's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Parker, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Wake County HomeSchool's win bumped their record up to 16-8. As for The Burlington School, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7.
Wake County HomeSchool will head out on the road to face off against Grace Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wake County HomeSchool is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for The Burlington School, they will head out on the road to square off against Chatham Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Chatham Charter's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches.
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