Baseball Recap: Foundation Christian Academy Panthers vs. Lakeside Christian Lions
Foundation Christian Academy came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over the Lakeside Christian Lions. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Foundation Christian Academy also won the last time the pair played last Monday.
Henry Salter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Salter was also big at the plate, going 1-for-5 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Brian Figueroa and Rolland Williams did most of the damage at the plate: Figueroa scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5, while Williams went 3-for-3 with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Gabe Messing, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On Lakeside Christian's side, Cal Richey was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Ludovici, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Foundation Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Lakeside Christian, they now have a losing record at 9-10-1.
Foundation Christian Academy will head out on the road to take on Sports Leadership & Management at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Foundation Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.2 runs per game this season. As for Lakeside Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Indian Rocks Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Lakeside Christian has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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