Friendship Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They lost 17-4 to the Thales Academy Rolesville Knights. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Friendship Christian of the 10-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
For Thales Academy Rolesville's part, Evan Clark and Dean Tober made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Clark didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Tober struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Clark has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Clark scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Tober scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Andy Moore and Thomas Piscorik did most of the damage at the plate: Moore went 2-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Piscorik got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Moore is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Davidson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Friendship Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Thales Academy Rolesville, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 14-7.
Friendship Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Thales Academy Rolesville, they will head out on the road to square off against Durham Academy at 4:30 a.m. on Friday. Thales Academy Rolesville knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past nine games -- so hopefully Durham Academy likes a good challenge.
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