The New Life Camp Storm will head out on the road to face off against the St. David's Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. New Life Camp will be strutting in after a win while St. David's will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, New Life Camp was able to grind out a solid victory over Chatham HomeSchool, taking the game 9-5. The win continues a trend for the Storm in their matchups with the Thunder: they've now won three in a row.
Andrew Mullis made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because New Life Camp is undefeated when he allows at most two walks, but 3-4 otherwise. Mullis was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Ethan Windley
| 04/17/25 @ Chatham HomeSchool | 3 |
| 03/29/25 @ Southeastern HomeSchool | 2 |
| 03/26/25 vs Wake Prep Academy | 2 |
| 04/30/24 @ South Wake | 2 |
| 03/19/24 vs Chatham HomeSchool | 2 |
In other batting news, Ethan Windley and Cole Corso did most of the damage at the plate: Windley went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Corso went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three RBI gave Windley a new career-high. Seth Massie also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
New Life Camp was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chatham HomeSchool only posted a batting average of .182.
Meanwhile, St. David's was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-7 heartbreaker at the hands of Coastal Christian.
Thomas Vinson and John Thagard stepped up to the plate in a big way. Vinson went 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Thagard got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
St. David's now has a losing record of 5-6. As for New Life Camp, their record now sits at 6-4.
St. David's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: New Life Camp has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .483. It's a different story for St. David's, though, as they've only averaged .349. Will they be able to contain New Life Camp's hitters?
New Life Camp beat St. David's 7-2 in their previous meeting back in March of 2020. Do the Storm have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
