Roanoke Valley Christian barely beat Timberlake Christian the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Roanoke Valley Christian was the clear victor by a 14-3 margin over Timberlake Christian on Friday. With that victory, the EAGLES brought their scoring average up to 7.6 runs per game.
Colton Bowman and Luke Somers made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Bowman struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Somers tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he gave up only two walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. At the plate, Bowman scored a run while going 4-for-5, while Somers scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-5. That's the most hits Bowman has posted since back in April of 2024.
Austin Atkins
| 03/21/25 @ Timberlake Christian | 4 |
| 03/20/25 @ Ridgeview Christian | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Christian Heritage Academy | 1 |
| 03/14/25 vs Faith Christian Academy | 1 |
| 05/03/24 vs Temple Christian | 1 |
In other batting news, Roanoke Valley Christian got a massive performance out of Austin Atkins, who went 1-for-5 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one run. Those four RBI gave Atkins a new career-high. Ethan Cummings also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Roanoke Valley Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Timberlake Christian only posted a batting average of .148.
The win made it two in a row for Roanoke Valley Christian and bumps their season record up to 2-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 12 hits in those games compared to only 3.67 in the others. As for Timberlake Christian, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Roanoke Valley Christian will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Blue Ridge at 5:00 p.m. on the 31st. Roanoke Valley Christian's pitchers better be ready for this one: Blue Ridge has averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Timberlake Christian, they are headed away from home for the first time to take on Temple Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Temple Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed eight runs per game on average), something Timberlake Christian will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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