Faith Christian hasn't had much luck against Halifax Academy recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Faith Christian Patriots will head out to take on the Halifax Academy Vikings at 5:30 p.m. Faith Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Faith Christian will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Wake Christian Academy on Tuesday. Faith Christian's pitcher stepped up to hand Wake Christian Academy a 15-0 shutout. Considering the Patriots' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
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Abby Bradley was a standout: she scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Tynleigh Hinton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Bradley wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Faith Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wake Christian Academy only managed three hits.
Meanwhile, Halifax Academy fell victim to Rocky Mount Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The game snapped a strange streak: the last three times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Halifax Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddy Bethel, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base.
Faith Christian now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Halifax Academy, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Halifax Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Faith Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .425. It's a different story for Halifax Academy, though, as they've only averaged .215. Will they be able to contain Faith Christian's hitters?
Faith Christian skirted past Halifax Academy 8-7 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will Faith Christian repeat their success, or does Halifax Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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