Hickory Christian Academy is 0-3 against Asheville Christian Academy since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Hickory Christian Academy Knights will head out on the road to take on the Asheville Christian Academy Lions at 12:00 p.m. Hickory Christian Academy will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
On Thursday, Hickory Christian Academy had just enough and edged Statesville Christian out 5-3. That's two games straight that Hickory Christian Academy has won by exactly two runs.
Caleb Friar was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Friar has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Friar was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Friar wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Samuel Yount, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Asheville Christian Academy put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Upstate 11-3. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Asheville Christian Academy considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Hickory Christian Academy pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Asheville Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Hickory Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Asheville Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Hickory Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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