Wilmington Christian Academy has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Bethel Christian Academy Trojans at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Wilmington Christian Academy: 3.2, Bethel Christian Academy: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Wilmington Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Wilson Christian Academy onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for Wilmington Christian Academy, who have now won 11 games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Bethel Christian Academy had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past the Eagles 9-8.
Jamey Williams made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Williams has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Williams was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zach Harrison, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jason Turnage, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Wilmington Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Bethel Christian Academy, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3.
Everything went Wilmington Christian Academy's way against Bethel Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in April as Wilmington Christian Academy made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilmington Christian Academy 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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