North Raleigh Christian Academy had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against the Cannon Cougars by a score of 4-1 on Saturday. The win was familiar territory for North Raleigh Christian Academy who now have four in a row.
Ava Hodges made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Hodges has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hodges was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run.
Hodges wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Gardener, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
North Raleigh Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Cannon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-10-1.
As of now, neither North Raleigh Christian Academy nor Cannon have any future games scheduled.
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