Cary Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights, falling 26-10. Even if the Chargers couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Anika Kadumpalli made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Nova Leuchtmann, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Cary Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for North Raleigh Christian Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-4.
Coming up, Cary Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Thales Academy Apex at 6:16 p.m. on Thursday. Cary Academy has given up an average of 19.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for North Raleigh Christian Academy, they will venture away from home to challenge Wesleyan Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Raleigh Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
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