The North Hills Christian Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Lake Norman Christian Lions at 4:30 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
North Hills Christian can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Oak Ridge Military Academy a 15-0 shutout. While fans of North Hills Christian might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Gracin Craig was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Craig was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Chris Barringer was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jackson Hall, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lake Norman Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on April 12th. Everything went their way against Grace Academy as Lake Norman Christian made off with a 13-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lake Norman Christian.
North Hills Christian's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-11. As for Lake Norman Christian, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-2.
North Hills Christian came up short against Lake Norman Christian in their previous matchup on April 9th, falling 5-2. Can North Hills Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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