Baseball Recap: East Bladen Wins Going Away Against Village Christian Academy

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

04/18/25 vs Village Christian Academy	7
04/14/25 vs Whiteville	2
04/10/25 vs West Columbus	1
04/08/25 @ West Columbus	1
04/04/25 @ Heide Trask	5
+ 5 more games

The matchup between East Bladen and Village Christian Academy on Friday hardly resembled the 2-1 effort from their previous meeting. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 13-6 margin over the Knights. The Eagles not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since May 7, 2024 (when they won 10-0).

East Bladen is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Village Christian Academy, they moved to 13-6 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

East Bladen and Village Christian Academy could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Eagles (ranked 241st) will meet Freedom Christian Academy (ranked 44th) at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Village Christian Academy will face off against Burlington Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (161 vs. 33).