North Raleigh Christian Academy came tearing into Thursday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Ravenscroft Ravens as they made off with an 8-1 victory. Considering North Raleigh Christian Academy has won five games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Cameron Brown made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Brown has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Brown was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Drew Caracio looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Jackson Rowlands was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Chitla, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
North Raleigh Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. As for Ravenscroft, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: North Raleigh Christian Academy beat Ravenscroft by a score of 6-2.
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