North Raleigh Christian Academy had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They came out on top against the Durham Academy Cavaliers by a score of 7-2. With that victory, North Raleigh Christian Academy brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
North Raleigh Christian Academy got a great performance from Drew Caracio as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over 4.1 innings pitched. Caracio has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Banks Woody was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Tysor, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
On Durham Academy's side, Emmet Christian put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Christian was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
North Raleigh Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Durham Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-9.
North Raleigh Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Raleigh HomeSchool at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. North Raleigh Christian Academy is on a six-game streak of home wins, Raleigh HomeSchool a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Durham Academy will take on Ravenscroft at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Durham Academy has given up an average of 6.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
