North Raleigh Christian Academy is 10-0 against Ravenscroft since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ravenscroft Ravens at 4:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Raleigh Christian Academy has five straight victories, Ravenscroft has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
North Raleigh Christian Academy stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand St. Mary's a 17-0 shutout. 17 seems to be a good number for North Raleigh Christian Academy as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ava Hodges made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Hodges has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Hodges was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, North Raleigh Christian Academy let Presley Harrison and Bella Gibb loose on the outfield. Harrison scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Gibb scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Mercer Gill, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Ravenscroft was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They lost 17-2 to Wake Christian Academy.
North Raleigh Christian Academy's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Ravenscroft, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
North Raleigh Christian Academy took their win against Ravenscroft in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 17-0. Will North Raleigh Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Ravenscroft have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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