Baseball Game Preview: Lakeland Christian Vikings vs. Santa Fe Catholic Hawks

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Lakeland Christian is 8-2 against Santa Fe Catholic since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Lakeland Christian Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Lakeland Christian's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Lake Wales with a sharp 10-0 win. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Highlanders recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Fin Donay looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Parker Kant, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Levi Howell also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.

Lakeland Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Wales only posted an OBP of .222.

Meanwhile, Santa Fe Catholic's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They blew past Frostproof 10-0.

Santa Fe Catholic pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs over those games. As for Lakeland Christian, their record now sits at 4-2.

Lakeland Christian came up short against Santa Fe Catholic in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, falling 5-1. Can Lakeland Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.