Roanoke Valley Christian is 8-2 against Christian Heritage Academy since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Roanoke Valley Christian EAGLES will be playing in front of their home fans against the Christian Heritage Academy Knights at 4:30 p.m.
On Friday, Roanoke Valley Christian came up short against Faith Christian Academy and fell 11-6.
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Austin Atkins made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, Christian Heritage Academy was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. Everything went their way against Roanoke Catholic as Christian Heritage Academy made off with a 19-4 win. The victory continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Celtics: they've now won five in a row.
Hunter Manning made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Manning was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three).
In other batting news, Ty Turner was a standout: he scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Peyton Wilson, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Christian Heritage Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .659. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Roanoke Catholic only posted an OBP of .318.
Roanoke Valley Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Christian Heritage Academy, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
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