North Raleigh Christian Academy has not done well against Cannon recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights came out on top against the Cannon Cougars by a score of 5-2. The victory was nothing new for North Raleigh Christian Academy as they're now sitting on three straight.
Ava Hodges was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Hodges has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hodges was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mercer Gill, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
On Cannon's side, Layla Wagner was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
North Raleigh Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Cannon, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-9-1.
North Raleigh Christian Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cannon: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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