It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Burlington Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They blew past the Freedom Christian Academy Patriots 12-1. Considering the Royals have won 15 games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Gib Wirt and Cohen Payne made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Wirt pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Payne struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. At bat, Wirt went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs, while Payne went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. That's the most RBI Wirt has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cooper Kelly, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Lofton Gonzalez, who went 3-for-5 with three runs and one double.
Burlington Christian Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Royals
| 05/17/25 vs Freedom Christian Academy | 12-1 |
| 05/16/25 vs Freedom Christian Academy | 2-1 |
| 05/15/25 vs Westchester Country Day | 11-1 |
| 05/10/25 vs Harrells Christian Academy | 9-1 |
| 04/29/25 @ Thales Academy Rolesville | 17-3 |
| + 11 more games |
The win was the 16th in a row for Burlington Christian Academy, bringing their record up to 24-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Freedom Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-7.
As of now, neither Burlington Christian Academy nor the Patriots have any future games scheduled.
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