New Bern Christian Academy waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Faith Christian Academy Conquerors 12-2. The result was nothing new for New Bern Christian Academy, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Tyler Willis made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Willis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Holden Popperwill, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Popperwill is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Seth Nobles was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Faith Christian Academy's side, Jessie Carrillo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
New Bern Christian Academy pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Faith Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
New Bern Christian Academy will look to defend their home field on Monday against Greenville Christian Academy at 3:00 p.m. As for Faith Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Jacksonville Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Faith Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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