The Prestonwood Christian Lions will square off against the Legacy Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Prestonwood Christian 2.1, Legacy Christian Academy 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
While Prestonwood Christian's victory against Bishop Lynch wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Prestonwood Christian skirted past Bishop Lynch 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Lions have posted against the Friars since April 9, 2019.
Landon Murphy tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cruz Banuelas, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February.
Meanwhile, Legacy Christian Academy didn't have quite enough to beat John Paul II on Friday and fell 3-2.
Roice Jacob was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Carson Plunkett was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Prestonwood Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. Legacy Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Prestonwood Christian took their victory against Legacy Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in February of 2019 by a conclusive 7-0. Does Prestonwood Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Legacy Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
