Baseball Game Preview: Real Life Christian Academy Raptors vs. Ocala Christian Crusaders

By Team Reports Apr 1, 2025, 12:43am

Baseball Preview: Real Life Christian Academy Raptors vs. Ocala Christian Crusaders

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Real Life Christian Academy is 8-2 against Ocala Christian since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. Real Life Christian Academy will host Ocala Christian at 6:00 p.m. Real Life Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.

Real Life Christian Academy barely beat Ocala Christian the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Real Life Christian Academy never let Ocala Christian get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raptors.

Gavin Rose

Runs

03/27/25 @ Ocala Christian3
03/25/25 vs Wildwood2
03/04/25 @ Hernando Christian Academy2
03/18/25 vs First Academy1
02/28/25 vs First Academy1
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Gavin Rose made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He has become a key player for Real Life Christian Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-6 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isaiah Navarro, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Victor Vazquez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Real Life Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They are 3-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Ocala Christian is on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-15. As for Real Life Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.

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