After flying high against Lee Christian last Thursday, Crossroads Christian came back down to earth. The Crossroads Christian Colts fell just short of the Cape Fear Christian Academy Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The loss continues a trend for Crossroads Christian in their matchups with Cape Fear Christian Academy: they've now lost six in a row.
Crossroads Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Turner Taylor, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Cape Fear Christian Academy's side, Taylor Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Smith has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Conner Parrish, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Crossroads Christian now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Cape Fear Christian Academy, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 12-4.
As of now, neither Crossroads Christian nor Cape Fear Christian Academy have any future games scheduled.
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