Northside Christian Academy will venture away from home to square off against the Corinth Christian Academy Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Northside Christian Academy has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Corinth Christian Academy will arrive with three straight wins.
On Thursday, Northside Christian Academy came up short against Open Bible Christian and fell 12-8.
Meanwhile, Corinth Christian Academy got the win against Brunswick Christian Academy on Thursday by a conclusive 15-3. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 11 runs or more this season.
Peyton Smith made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over 5.1 innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Corinth Christian Academy's success: when he allows at most two hits the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Smith was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4. 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, Corinth Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Jace Campbell, who scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Campbell continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Tolle, who scored a run and stole five bases while going 2-for-4.
Corinth Christian Academy pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Northside Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Northside Christian Academy suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Corinth Christian Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Northside Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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