The Pungo Christian Academy Raiders will take on the Lawrence Academy Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pungo Christian Academy has given up an average of 8.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Pungo Christian Academy came up short against Lawrence Academy on Tuesday, falling 18-1. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
For Lawrence Academy's part, Clair Ferebee made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Ferebee has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Camy Pippins was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Caroline Halstead was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Lawrence Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The victory was the third in a row for Lawrence Academy, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 15.67 hits in those games compared to only two in the others. As for Pungo Christian Academy, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
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