Preview: Christian Family Academy Fire vs. Community Christian Academy Warriors
The Christian Family Academy Fire will be playing at home against the Community Christian Academy Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Christian Family Academy took care of business in their home opener on Thursday (and then some). They put the hurt on Lake Lure Classical Academy with a sharp 10-4 win.
Lane Parker made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Parker was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Christian Family Academy got a massive performance out of Payton Hammond, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Eli Vanderburg was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Community Christian Academy's way against Lake Lure Classical Academy on Tuesday as Community Christian Academy made off with a 20-5 victory.
Like Christian Family Academy, Community Christian Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Mike Flowers. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off only two hits. Flowers was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Will Hastings, who scored five runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Hastings is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Landon Norman, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Christian Family Academy might still be hurting after the 21-1 defeat they got from Community Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Christian Family Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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