Baseball Game Preview: Concord Christian Lions vs. Paxon School For Advanced Studies Golden Eagles

The Concord Christian Lions are taking a road trip to face off against the Paxon School For Advanced Studies Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

Things were looking good for Concord Christian after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Parker by a score of 6-5. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Robert Dowell and Jackson Stooksbury did some serious damage despite the final result: Dowell scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Stooksbury went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one double. That run marked the first that Dowell scored this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Dewald, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, Paxon School For Advanced Studies entered their tilt with Ribault on Friday with six consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with seven. Everything went their way against the Trojans as they made off with a 16-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won seven contests by eight runs or more so far this season.

Zach Emery looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Robert Bryson was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and four runs. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Michael Belcher, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.

Paxon School For Advanced Studies always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ribault only posted an OBP of .310.

Paxon School For Advanced Studies' win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Concord Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8-4.