The North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. North Raleigh Christian Academy is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
North Raleigh Christian Academy will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Charlotte Country Day School, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. North Raleigh Christian Academy came out on top against Charlotte Country Day School by a score of 6-2 on Saturday.
Jackson Rowlands made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackson Tysor, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. David Mertz also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wilmington Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Harrells Christian Academy 11-1 on Tuesday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Patriots' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
North Raleigh Christian Academy's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Wilmington Christian Academy, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-5.
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