Baseball Recap: Cape Fear Christian Academy Sets Scoring Season-High Against Lee Christian

Baseball Recap: Cape Fear Christian Academy Eagles vs. Lee Christian Falcons

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May 1, 2025, 2:28pm

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Team Score (Highest)

05/01/25 vs Lee Christian21
03/24/25 @ Lee Christian18
03/18/25 vs Fayetteville Christian18
02/28/25 @ Community Christian17
04/28/25 vs Falcon Christian Academy13

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cape Fear Christian Academy). They blew past the Lee Christian Falcons 21-1 on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Eagles with their most commanding win of the season.

Taylor Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cooper Davis, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Conner Parrish, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and two runs.

Cape Fear Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .793. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The victory made it two in a row for Cape Fear Christian Academy and bumps their season record up to 10-7. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs over those games. As for Lee Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.

Cape Fear Christian Academy will take on Crossroads Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Colts have averaged an impressive 7.9 runs per game this season. Lee Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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