On Friday, the High Point Christian Academy Cougars had just enough and edged The Burlington School Spartans out 4-3.
Eli Withers tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On The Burlington School's side, Julian Arreola put in work no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Arreola has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Arreola was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Jason Johnson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
High Point Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for The Burlington School, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-8.
High Point Christian Academy will stay at home for another game and welcome Greensboro Day School at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Greensboro Day School will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something High Point Christian Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for The Burlington School, they will be playing at home against Burlington Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Burlington Christian Academy: 2.9, The Burlington School: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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