Baseball Game Preview: Harvest Christian Academy Lions vs. Schaumburg Christian Conquerors

For the second straight game, Harvest Christian Academy will face off against Schaumburg Christian. The Lions will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Conquerors at 7:00 p.m.

Harvest Christian Academy's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by an 18-0 margin over Schaumburg Christian. Considering the Lions have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Obed Lopez was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ben Mitchell, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and three runs.

Harvest Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .538. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Schaumburg Christian only posted a batting average of .000.

Harvest Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Schaumburg Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.

Schaumburg Christian's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Harvest Christian Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .312. It's a different story for Schaumburg Christian, though, as they've only averaged .192. Will they be able to contain Harvest Christian Academy's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.