Northwood Temple Academy hit Sandhills Classical Christian with a six-run sixth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Lions fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 7-6. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-2 back in March.
Sandhills Classical Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Smith, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Sandhills Classical Christian and nudges their season record down to 7-4. As for Northwood Temple Academy, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-6.
Looking ahead, Sandhills Classical Christian will venture away from home to take on Cape Fear Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Lions' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Northwood Temple Academy, they will be playing at home against Fayetteville Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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