Lawrence Academy is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Cape Fear Christian Academy is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lawrence Academy Warriors will take on the Cape Fear Christian Academy Eagles at TBD on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lawrence Academy: 3.5, Cape Fear Christian Academy: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lawrence Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Crossroads Christian onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Lawrence Academy, who have now won 12 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Nike Wiggins, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Conner Ferebee, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Cape Fear Christian Academy sidestepped Pungo Christian Academy for a 6-4 win.
Cape Fear Christian Academy got a big performance out of Conner Parrish, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Zeke Brock was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lawrence Academy is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Cape Fear Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lawrence Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Cape Fear Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lawrence Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Cape Fear Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cape Fear Christian Academy's Taylor Smith, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lawrence Academy still be able to contain Smith? There's only one way to find out.
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