New Bern Christian Academy will venture away from home to square off against the Community Christian Cyclones at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are still undefeated (New Bern Christian Academy has five wins , while Community Christian has six dating back to last season).
New Bern Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Pamlico Christian Academy last Thursday as they made off with a 20-13 victory. The result was nothing new for New Bern Christian Academy, who have now won four matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Community Christian got the win against Spirit of Life Christian Academy on Thursday by a conclusive 24-1. While fans of the Cyclones might be used to big wins, the 23-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Lora Ielfield and Emilia Macias made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Ielfield tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Macias pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ielfield has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. At the plate, Ielfield scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Macias scored four runs while going 2-for-4. That stolen base was Ielfield's first of the season.
In other batting news, Isabella Ford and Emma Horne did most of the damage at the plate: Ford scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Horne scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Ford continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Maci Acri, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Community Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .577. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Community Christian's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 19.0 runs over those games. As for New Bern Christian Academy, their record now sits at 5-0.
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