The Fayetteville Christian Warriors will take on the Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill Lion at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fayetteville Christian comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Fayetteville Christian's offense. They came up short against The O'Neal School on Tuesday, falling 14-0.
Meanwhile, Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill got the win against Neuse Christian Academy last Tuesday by a conclusive 16-2. The result was nothing new for the Lion, who have now won five games by 12 runs or more so far this season.
Andrew Cavender was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill is undefeated when Cavender allows one or fewer hits, but 4-7 otherwise. Cavender was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Dalton Burgin was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Nathaniel Allen, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are 2-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Fayetteville Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
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