Wayne Christian stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Rocky Mount Academy Eagles as the Wayne Christian Eagles made off with an 8-1 win. That's more bragging rights for Wayne Christian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Riley Sutton made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Sutton has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Sutton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ella Fox, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Maddy Sutton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Rocky Mount Academy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katie Bulluck, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Wayne Christian pushed their record up to 9-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs per game. As for Rocky Mount Academy, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2.
Wayne Christian will head out on the road to challenge North Duplin at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Duplin will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Wayne Christian surely won't give up without a fight. As for Rocky Mount Academy, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Halifax Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky Mount Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Halifax Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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