Jacksonville Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 32-2 walloping at the hands of New Bern Christian Academy. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Jacksonville Christian Academy of the 28-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Monday.
For New Bern Christian Academy's part, Xander Ryan made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ryan was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-6. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played.
In other batting news, New Bern Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Holden Popperwill, who scored four runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-5. Popperwill is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Joel Miller, who got on base in all six of his plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.
Jacksonville Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for New Bern Christian Academy, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Jacksonville Christian Academy will head out on the road to take on Gramercy Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jacksonville Christian Academy is facing Gramercy Christian at the right time seeing as Gramercy Christian is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for New Bern Christian Academy, they will be playing at home against Eastern Christian HomeSchool at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Bern Christian Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past eight matchups -- so hopefully Eastern Christian HomeSchool likes a good challenge.
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