Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Burlington Christian Academy Royals 3-1. For Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill, this counts as revenge for the 16-0 defeat Burlington Christian Academy walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Andrew Cavender spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Judah Cannon, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Burlington Christian Academy's side, Lofton Gonzales was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill pushed their record up to 8-11-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Burlington Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-5-1.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill will look to defend their home field on Friday against GRACE Christian at 4:30 p.m. As for Burlington Christian Academy, they are on the road again on Thursday to play The Burlington School at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Burlington Christian Academy: 3.2, The Burlington School: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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