The Burlington School won the last time they faced Freedom Christian Academy, and things went their way on Monday too. The Burlington School Spartans narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Freedom Christian Academy Patriots 3-2.
The Burlington School's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gib Wirt, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Freedom Christian Academy's side, Christian Alleman was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Freedom Christian Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
The Burlington School is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Freedom Christian Academy, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. The Burlington School will take on Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Freedom Christian Academy, they will stay at home for another game and welcome O'Neal at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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