Baseball Recap: Lakeland Christian's Victory on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Four

Vikings

Previous 4 Games

04/10/25 vs McKeel Academy	5-4
04/08/25 vs Fort Meade	13-3
04/07/25 vs George Jenkins	7-0
04/04/25 vs Victory Christian Academy	13-3

Lakeland Christian proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by ten) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past the McKeel Academy Wildcats 5-4. The win was familiar territory for the Vikings, who have now won four matches in a row.

Peyton Rutledge looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mookie Rodriguez, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Lakeland Christian hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive games.

Lakeland Christian's record now sits at 18-6. As for McKeel Academy, the defeat snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 16-7 record.

Looking ahead, Lakeland Christian will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Frostproof at 7:00 p.m. McKeel Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.