Baseball Recap: The Master's Academy Continues Home Dominance on Friday

There's no place like home for The Master's Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Christian Family Academy Fire on Friday as The Master's Academy made off with a 13-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won four contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Sawyer Waugh was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, Bear LaSelle was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Conrad Schmidt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

The Master's Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Christian Family Academy only posted an OBP of .000.

Lions

Previous Games (Home)

03/21/25 vs Christian Family Academy	13-0
03/07/25 vs Mountain View Christian Academy	17-2
05/07/24 vs IC Imagine	8-6
04/26/24 vs Community Christian Academy	5-3
04/19/24 vs Christian Family Academy	18-1
+ 3 more games

The Master's Academy pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Christian Family Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. The Master's Academy will square off against rival Pinnacle Classical Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (The Master's Academy 3.6, Pinnacle Classical Academy 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Christian Family Academy is set to challenge their familiar foe Lake Lure Classical Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.