It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Community Christian can now relate to. They fell just short of New Bern Christian Academy by a score of 6-5 on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Community Christian has lost by just one run.
Tanner Pierce was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On New Bern Christian Academy's side, Tyler Willis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Willis was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two RBI. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games.
In other batting news, New Bern Christian Academy let Joel Miller and Seth Nobles loose on the outfield. Miller scored a run and stole five bases while going 2-for-3, while Nobles scored a run while going 2-for-3. Miller has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Xander Ryan was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Community Christian and nudges their season record down to 7-7. As for New Bern Christian Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-2.
Community Christian is on the road again on Saturday to play New Life Academy at 10:00 a.m. New Life Academy will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Community Christian surely won't give up without a fight. New Bern Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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