Baseball Recap: Burlington Christian Academy Picks Up 11th Straight Win at Home

Royals

Margin (Wins)

03/06/25 @ Salem Baptist Christian	27
03/04/25 @ Greater Vision Academy	21
03/13/25 vs Gaston Day	16
03/14/25 @ Statesville Christian	12
04/14/25 vs Forsyth Home Educators	10

Burlington Christian Academy entered their tilt with Forsyth Home Educators on Monday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Hawks with a sharp 11-1 win. The Royals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.

Davis Phillips and Cohen Payne did most of the damage at the plate: Phillips went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Payne went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Anthony Valdez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Burlington Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Forsyth Home Educators only posted a batting average of .250.

Burlington Christian Academy pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Forsyth Home Educators, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5-1.

Burlington Christian Academy and Forsyth Home Educators should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Royals will take on Rocky Mount Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (39 vs. 229). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Burlington Christian Academy 3.1, the Eagles 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Forsyth Home Educators (ranked 69th) will meet Ambassador Christian School (ranked 348th) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.