Kerr-Vance Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 16-5 margin over the St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors. 16 seems to be a good number for Kerr-Vance Academy as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ayden Devine was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Devine was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Kerr-Vance Academy got a massive performance out of Jack Wiggins, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tim Hudson, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On St. Thomas More Academy's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nello Caparoni, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Kerr-Vance Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs per game. As for St. Thomas More Academy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4-1.
Kerr-Vance Academy will head out on the road to take on Halifax Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Halifax Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed ten runs per game on average), something Kerr-Vance Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for St. Thomas More Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Neuse Christian Academy at 3:30 p.m. St. Thomas More Academy has given up an average of 10.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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