Faith Christian is 1-9 against Rocky Mount Academy since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Faith Christian Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Rocky Mount Academy Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Faith Christian is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Faith Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Neuse Christian Academy a 10-0 shutout.
Lizzie Camp was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tynleigh Hinton, who scored two runs.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Rocky Mount Academy's offense. They lost 10-0 to Wayne Christian on Tuesday. Rocky Mount Academy has not had much luck with Wayne Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Faith Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Rocky Mount Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4.
Friday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Faith Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .334. However, it's not like Rocky Mount Academy struggles in that department as they've averaged .343. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Faith Christian suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Rocky Mount Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rocky Mount Academy's Berkeley Miller, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Now that Faith Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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