Baseball Game Preview: Coosa Valley Academy Rebels vs. The Rock Kingdom Warriors

By Team Reports Mar 11, 2025, 11:37pm

Baseball Preview: Coosa Valley Academy Rebels vs. The Rock Kingdom Warriors

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The Coosa Valley Academy Rebels will challenge The Rock Kingdom Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Coosa Valley Academy's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three contests.

On Tuesday, Coosa Valley Academy got the win against Heritage Christian Academy by a conclusive 12-1. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won eight games by 11 runs or more so far this season.

Sam Setzer made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4. He has become a key player for Coosa Valley Academy: the team is 8-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-10 otherwise.

Jake McArthur

Stolen Base (Career)

03/11/25 @ Heritage Christian Academy3
03/11/25 @ Heritage Christian Academy2
02/25/25 vs North River Christian2
03/08/25 @ Southern Academy1
03/03/25 @ Lowndes Academy1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jake McArthur, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Jay Chapman was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.

Coosa Valley Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Meanwhile, The Rock unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 14-0 to Coosa Valley Academy on Thursday.

Coosa Valley Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. The Rock's loss dropped their record down to 0-1.

Coosa Valley Academy took their win against The Rock in their previous matchup on Thursday by a conclusive 14-0. Will Coosa Valley Academy repeat their success, or does The Rock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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