The Friendship Christian Falcons will head out to square off against the Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill Lion at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Friendship Christian comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Friendship Christian played against Thales Academy Apex on Monday and lost via forfeit.
On Tuesday, Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill made easy work of Neuse Christian Academy and carried off a 16-2 victory. Considering the Lion have won five matches by more than 11 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Andrew Cavender was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is undefeated (and 4-7 when he doesn't). Cavender was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dalton Burgin, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathaniel Allen, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least one batters in three consecutive games.
The win got Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill back to even at 7-7. As for Friendship Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Friendship Christian suffered a grim 16-2 defeat to Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Falcons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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