After flying high against Neuse Christian Academy last Friday, Harrells Christian Academy came back down to earth. The Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders suffered a rough 12-4 defeat at the hands of the Halifax Academy Vikings on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Harrells Christian Academy in their matchups with Halifax Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Harrells Christian Academy saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izzy Bradshaw, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Halifax Academy's side, Payton Odem spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Halifax Academy got a massive performance out of Maddy Bethel, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Teagan Hamill, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Harrells Christian Academy has fallen quite a ways from their 14-5 record last season and are now at 2-5. As for Halifax Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-5.
Harrells Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Arendell Parrott Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harrells Christian Academy is facing Arendell Parrott Academy at the right time seeing as Arendell Parrott Academy is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Halifax Academy, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Southampton Academy at 4:30 p.m. on April 9th.
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