Baseball Game Preview: Classical Academy Caimans vs. Santa Fe Christian Eagles

The Classical Academy Caimans will venture away from home to take on the Santa Fe Christian Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.

On Friday, Classical Academy came up short against Clairemont and fell 5-1. The Caimans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Classical Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Travis Perry, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Santa Fe Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand La Jolla Country Day a 5-0 shutout last Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Eagles as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.

Owen Mauser tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched. He has become a key player for Santa Fe Christian: the team is undefeated when he allows at most three hits, but 4-8 otherwise.

On the hitting side, Riley Nelson was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.

Santa Fe Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as La Jolla Country Day only posted a batting average of .130.

Classical Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Santa Fe Christian, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-8.

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