Baseball Recap: The Burlington School Spartans vs. Burlington Christian Academy Royals
In what's become a running theme this season, The Burlington School gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over the Burlington Christian Academy Royals. The Burlington School's win was all the more impressive since Burlington Christian Academy was averaging only 3.2 runs allowed on the season.
Cooper Kelly was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Kelly was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Davis Phillips was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Landon Parker was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Burlington Christian Academy's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mark Primm, who went 1-for-4 with a home run. Primm has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Rose, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The Burlington School is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Burlington Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 15-4-1.
The Burlington School will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Burlington Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. As for Burlington Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Burlington Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
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