Baseball Recap: Thursday's Victory Is East Wake Academy's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

02/28/25 @ Kerr-Vance Academy	22
03/03/25 vs Neuse Charter	19
02/26/25 vs Kerr-Vance Academy	15
03/26/25 @ American Leadership Academy-Johnston	14
04/10/25 @ NCSSM: Durham	12

East Wake Academy won the last time they faced NCSSM: Durham and things went their way on Thursday too. The Eagles never let the Unicorns get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory. Considering the Eagles have won eight games by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Lane Collier made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Collier was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Robbie Johnston was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Jordan Driver, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

East Wake Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as NCSSM: Durham only posted an OBP of .333.

East Wake Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for NCSSM: Durham, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-10.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. East Wake Academy is set to face off against their familiar foe Wake Prep Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, NCSSM: Durham will square off against rival Franklin Academy at 4:00 p.m. on the 22nd.