After flying high against Southeastern HomeSchool last Friday, New Life Camp came back down to earth. The New Life Camp Storm lost 16-6 to the Wilson Prep Tigers on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to New Life Camp of the 10-6 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
Micah Martin was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-1. Jason King was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Wilson Prep's side, Gage Lockhart made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Lockhart was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Wilson Prep let Deandre Sellers and Bryson McNeil loose on the outfield. Sellers scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while McNeil scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Sellers is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zac Long, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
New Life Camp dropped their record down to 5-8 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Wilson Prep, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
New Life Camp will head out on the road to take on South Wake at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Life Camp is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Wilson Prep, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Weldon at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wilson Prep is facing Weldon at the right time seeing as Weldon is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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