The Durham Academy Cavaliers will be playing at home against the Trinity Academy Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Durham Academy suffered a tough 14-8 defeat at the hands of Wake Christian Academy. Durham Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Amare Burrus was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Trinity Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell just short of Friendship Christian by a score of 6-5.
Mike McKeon put in work no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. McKeon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jacob Bondy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Durham Academy now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Trinity Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Durham Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Trinity Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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