North Raleigh Christian Academy had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it 12 on Friday. They had just enough and edged Varsity Opponent out 6-5. That's two games straight that North Raleigh Christian Academy has won by just one run.
Maddux Sanburn looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Trent Baker, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Morales, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
North Raleigh Christian Academy pushed their record up to 14-8 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Varsity Opponent, their loss dropped their record down to 81-200-10.
North Raleigh Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Varsity Opponent, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Christian Liberty at 11:00 a.m. Christian Liberty has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.08 runs per game on average), something Varsity Opponent will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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