Baseball Game Preview: Greenville Christian Academy Knights vs. Faith Christian Eagles

The Greenville Christian Academy Knights will face off against the Faith Christian Eagles on Friday. Greenville Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.

Greenville Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Triad Baptist Christian Academy a 3-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.

Mason Brown tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.

Eli Suggs

Runs

04/14/25 @ New Life Christian Academy	3
05/06/25 vs Triad Baptist Christian Academy	2
04/29/25 @ Southside Christian	2
04/24/25 @ Liberty Christian Academy	2
04/11/25 vs Scotland Christian Academy	2
+ 5 more games

At the plate, Greenville Christian Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Suggs, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Suggs has become a key player for the Knights: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-4 otherwise.

Meanwhile, Faith Christian strolled into their game on Tuesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They put the hurt on Wilson Christian Academy with a sharp 10-0 win. Considering the Eagles have won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Faith Christian pushed their record up to 18-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Greenville Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.

Greenville Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Faith Christian in their previous matchup back in May of 2019, sneaking past 8-6. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.