The Village Christian Academy Knights will face off against the East Bladen Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Village Christian Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Wednesday, Village Christian Academy got the win against Wayne Preparatory Academy by a conclusive 22-2. Considering the Knights have won seven matches by more than eight runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Sean Nicely
| 04/16/25 vs Wayne Preparatory Academy | 3 |
| 03/31/25 vs Freedom Christian Academy | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Freedom Christian Academy | 0 |
| 03/18/25 vs The O'Neal School | 5 |
Sean Nicely made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Eli Guinn was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Village Christian Academy is 10-1 when Guinn posts two or more runs, but 3-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Nathan Brooks, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, East Bladen's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 6-3 to Whiteville.
Village Christian Academy pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for East Bladen, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Village Christian Academy skirted past East Bladen 2-1 in their previous meeting back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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