Rocky Mount Academy's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Halifax Academy Vikings a 4-0 shutout. The game snapped a strange streak: the last three times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Berkeley Miller
| 03/11/25 vs Halifax Academy | 12 |
| 03/07/25 vs Freedom Christian Academy | 4 |
| 03/04/25 vs Freedom Christian Academy | 6 |
The result came thanks to Berkeley Miller's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up 12 Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.5 strikeouts per game.
At the plate, Rocky Mount Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Martha Calhoun, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That run marked the first that Calhoun scored this season.
The win got Rocky Mount Academy back to even at 2-2. As for Halifax Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Coming up, Rocky Mount Academy is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will square off against Harrells Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky Mount Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Harrells Christian Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Halifax Academy, they will challenge Faith Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Faith Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
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