After three games on the road, Friendship Christian is heading back home. They will take on the Thales Academy Rolesville Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Friendship Christian will head into Tuesday's match ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Friday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Tuesday was a bit more commanding. They lost 15-5 to Thales Academy Apex. The loss continues a trend for Friendship Christian in their matchups with Thales Academy Apex: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Thales Academy Rolesville can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. Everything went their way against Neuse Christian Academy as Thales Academy Rolesville made off with a 16-2 victory. The win was nothing new for Thales Academy Rolesville as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Chase Davidson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Davidson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Evan Clark and Nate Ellison did most of the damage at the plate: Clark went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Ellison scored two runs and stole four bases. Clark has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Thomas Piscorik was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Friendship Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Thales Academy Rolesville, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Friendship Christian might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Thales Academy Rolesville in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ellison, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Now that Friendship Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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