Epiphany had lost seven straight at home dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 1-12 to make it eight. They came up short against New Bern Christian Academy, falling 27-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against New Bern Christian Academy this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 31-4 on April 7th.
As for New Bern Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games.
For New Bern Christian Academy's part, Aiden Britt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Britt has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, New Bern Christian Academy let Peyton Mills and Tyler Willis run wild. Mills got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Willis got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Willis a new career-high. Preston Ryan was another key player, going 3-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Coming up, Epiphany will challenge Wayne Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. New Bern Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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