Carolina Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against the Southside Tigers as the Carolina Academy Trojans made off with a 24-9 victory. Carolina Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four games by ten runs or more this season.
Haiden Wood made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wood was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Christian Bedolla was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Chris Batista was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Southside's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Bellamy, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Coe, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Carolina Academy's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-9. As for Southside, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Carolina Academy will head out on the road to square off against Greenville Tech Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Greenville Tech Charter is coming into the match with three straight victories at home, so Carolina Academy will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Southside will take on High Point Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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