Burlington Christian Academy entered their tilt with Statesville Christian with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Everything went their way against the Statesville Christian Lions on Friday as they made off with a 13-3 victory. Considering Burlington Christian Academy has won six contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Nathan Rose was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Rose was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mark Primm, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lofton Gonzales, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Statesville Christian's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Toby Stewert, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Burlington Christian Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs per game. As for Statesville Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Burlington Christian Academy will head out on the road to challenge Northeast Guilford at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Burlington Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Northeast Guilford's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Statesville Christian, they will be playing at home against Liberty Preparatory Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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