New Bern Christian Academy waltzed into their match on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Everything went their way against the Jacksonville Christian Academy Conquerors as they made off with a 28-1 victory. Considering New Bern Christian Academy has won six games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Brittain Register was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Register was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Holden Popperwill was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. Popperwill is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Seth Nobles, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
New Bern Christian Academy pushed their record up to 6-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 15 runs. As for Jacksonville Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Bern Christian Academy will take on Faith Christian Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Faith Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Jacksonville Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Gramercy Christian at 4:00 p.m. Gramercy Christian hasn't scored more than two runs for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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