Baseball Preview: Central Christian Saints vs. L.E.A.D. Academy Lions
Central Christian is 3-0 against L.E.A.D. Academy since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Central Christian Saints will be playing at home against the L.E.A.D. Academy Lions at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central Christian has three straight victories, L.E.A.D. Academy has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Central Christian got themselves on the board against Atmore Christian, but Atmore Christian never followed suit. They blew past the Rams 12-0. With that win, Central Christian brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Central Christian let Ace Baxter and Ezra Schaff loose on the outfield. Baxter scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Schaff scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was John Madison Riley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, L.E.A.D. Academy fell victim to a rough 15-1 defeat at the hands of Destin on Thursday.
Central Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for L.E.A.D. Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Everything went Central Christian's way against L.E.A.D. Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 as Central Christian made off with a 12-1 victory. Will Central Christian repeat their success, or does L.E.A.D. Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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