Knights
| 03/20/25 vs Pinnacle Classical Academy | 7-8 |
| 03/18/25 @ Asheville T | 14-11 |
| 03/06/25 @ Pinnacle Classical Academy | 2-0 |
| 03/04/25 @ Gaston Day | 8-0 |
| 05/09/24 @ The Burlington School | 3-4 |
It was fun while it lasted, but Hickory Christian Academy's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Thursday. They fell just short of the Pinnacle Classical Academy Eagles by a score of 8-7. The loss was the Knights' first of the season.
Jared Zientek put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season.
Zientek wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carter Moore, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that Moore hit this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Hickory Christian Academy fell to 3-1. As for Pinnacle Classical Academy, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hickory Christian Academy will head out to take on Westminster Catawba Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hickory Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Pinnacle Classical Academy, they are taking a road trip to challenge Piedmont Community Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pinnacle Classical Academy's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Piedmont Community Charter's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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