Baseball Game Preview: Plaza Heights Christian Academy Lions vs. Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions

Plaza Heights Christian Academy will venture away from home to take on Kansas City East Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kansas City East Christian Academy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Plaza Heights Christian Academy, who comes in off a win.

Plaza Heights Christian Academy proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by ten) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Vienna.

The team relied heavily on Austin Blum, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

Barstow hit Kansas City East Christian Academy with a four-run sixth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Lions lost 10-2 to the Knights.

Kansas City East Christian Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Peterson, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.

Plaza Heights Christian Academy now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Kansas City East Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.

Kansas City East Christian Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Plaza Heights Christian Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .328. It's a different story for Kansas City East Christian Academy, though, as they've only averaged .251. Will they be able to contain Plaza Heights Christian Academy's hitters?

Plaza Heights Christian Academy skirted past Kansas City East Christian Academy 8-6 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plaza Heights Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.