Halifax Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cape Fear Christian Academy Eagles a 1-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Halifax Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Payton Odom, who gave up just four hits to keep Cape Fear Christian Academy off the board. Odom has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Halifax Academy's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Scarlett Harris, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Halifax Academy now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Cape Fear Christian Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5.
Halifax Academy will be playing at home against Northwood Temple Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Halifax Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Northwood Temple Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cape Fear Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Ridgecroft at 4:00 p.m. Cape Fear Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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