Baseball Game Preview: High Point Christian Academy Cougars vs. Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill Lion

The High Point Christian Academy Cougars are taking a road trip to square off against the Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill Lion at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. High Point Christian Academy will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

High Point Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Caldwell Academy on Tuesday as High Point Christian Academy made off with a 14-4 win. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by six runs or more this season.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 14-2 margin over Thales Academy Apex on Tuesday.

Elliott Norris tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.

At the plate, Eli Chappell was a standout: he scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was N J Uhlenberg, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .621. The last time their OBP was this high was since the start of last season.

Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. High Point Christian Academy's record is now 9-3.