Baseball Recap: Rocky Mount Academy Comes Up Short

If Rocky Mount Academy was feeling good fresh off their 18-1 takedown of Halifax Academy last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rocky Mount Academy Eagles fell just short of the Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders by a score of 6-4 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Eagles have suffered since April 2, 2024.

Rocky Mount Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dustin Proctor, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Tripp Evans also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Rocky Mount Academy now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Harrells Christian Academy, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.

Coming up, Rocky Mount Academy will welcome St. Thomas More Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rocky Mount Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Harrells Christian Academy, they will square off against Halifax Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.