If Harrells Christian Academy was riding high fresh off their 9-3 takedown of Halifax Academy on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Crusaders took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-1 back in March.
Dawson Smith
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Dawson Smith and Peyton Gomez stepped up to the plate in a big way. Smith went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Gomez got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. Smith has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jesse Smith was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Harrells Christian Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-12. As for Wilmington Christian Academy, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-13.
Looking ahead, Harrells Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Liberty Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wilmington Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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