Preview: Lamar Christian Lions vs. Sylva Bay Academy Saints
The Lamar Christian Lions will be playing at home against the Sylva Bay Academy Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lamar Christian will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Even though Ben's Ford Christian scored an imposing 13 runs on Monday, Lamar Christian still came out on top. Lamar Christian took their matchup against Ben's Ford Christian 18-13.
Lamar Christian got a massive performance out of AJ Alexander, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Alexander is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Another player making a difference was Maddox Rimes, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Sylva Bay Academy came up short against Taylorsville on Saturday and fell 8-4. That's two games in a row now that Sylva Bay Academy has lost by exactly four runs.
Sylva Bay Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Levi West, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Lamar Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Sylva Bay Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-9.
Lamar Christian beat Sylva Bay Academy 5-1 in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Sylva Bay Academy's Case Thurston, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Lamar Christian to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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