St. Thomas More Academy had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Neuse Christian Academy Lions a 16-0 shutout on Tuesday. With that win, St. Thomas More Academy brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Tyler Vincent made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Vincent was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nello Caparoni, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Drew Sandner was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
St. Thomas More Academy made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-4-1. As for Neuse Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
St. Thomas More Academy will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Friendship Christian at 7:00 p.m. on April 9th. As for Neuse Christian Academy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill at 3:00 p.m. on April 9th.
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