Durham Academy is 8-2 against North Raleigh Christian Academy since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Durham Academy Cavaliers will head out on the road to take on the North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Durham Academy comes in on four and North Raleigh Christian Academy on seven.
Durham Academy is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Cary Academy on Friday as Durham Academy made off with a 16-7 victory.
Zach Plavnik was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Plavnik was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Durham Academy got a massive performance out of Thomas Pollard, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Amare Burrus, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, North Raleigh Christian Academy beat Ravenscroft 6-2 on Friday.
Jackson Rowlands was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Kai Patton was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Durham Academy now has a winning record of 7-6. As for North Raleigh Christian Academy, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-8.
Durham Academy couldn't quite finish off North Raleigh Christian Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 9-7. Can Durham Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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