After a string of six wins, New Life Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost 12-6 to the Faith Christian Academy Conquerors. The result was an unpleasant reminder to New Life Academy of the 13-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2022.
For Faith Christian Academy's part, Ben Reese was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Reese has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Reese was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Jessie Carrillo was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
New Life Academy's loss dropped their record down to 9-2. As for Faith Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
New Life Academy will face off against Community Christian at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Community Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Faith Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge New Bern Christian Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Faith Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches.
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