After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Crossroads Christian, New Life Christian Academy was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Sheets Memorial Christian Eagles with a sharp 18-6 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for New Life Christian Academy considering their one-run performance the match before.
Clayton Hedgepeth was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Hedgepeth was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring five runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
In other batting news, Joshua Valencia was a standout: he scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cameron Parker, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4.
On Sheets Memorial Christian's side, Cody Marlow was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Littleton, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
New Life Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Sheets Memorial Christian, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-5.
New Life Christian Academy will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Oak Level Baptist Academy at 3:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Sheets Memorial Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Fayetteville Street Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sheets Memorial Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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