Rocky Mount Academy is 2-8 against Wayne Christian since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Rocky Mount Academy Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Wayne Christian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Rocky Mount Academy is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
On Monday, Rocky Mount Academy came up short against Halifax Academy and fell 8-3.
Rocky Mount Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Berkeley Miller, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Miller has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Rocky Mount Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Halifax Academy only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Wayne Christian entered their tilt with John Paul II Catholic with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Saints 12-2. The result was nothing new for Wayne Christian, who have now won seven matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Wayne Christian let A.J. Verme and Lyndsey Walden loose on the outfield. Verme went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two doubles, while Walden got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Ella Fox was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Rocky Mount Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 11-3. As for Wayne Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Rocky Mount Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Wayne Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Rocky Mount Academy suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Wayne Christian when the teams last played on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wayne Christian's Riley Sutton, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Rocky Mount Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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