Baseball Game Preview: Prestonwood Christian Lions vs. Bishop Lynch Friars

The Prestonwood Christian Lions will face off against the Bishop Lynch Friars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Prestonwood Christian 2.1, Bishop Lynch 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Prestonwood Christian's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Bishop Lynch with a sharp 10-0 win. Considering the Lions have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Xavier Mitchell

Hits Against

03/11/25 @ Bishop Lynch	1
02/22/25 vs Grapevine Faith Christian	1
02/14/25 vs Cornerstone Christian	0
02/07/25 vs McKinney Christian Academy	1

Xavier Mitchell tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, Prestonwood Christian got a massive performance out of Trent Vilade, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Lash Henderson, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and one double.

Prestonwood Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Prestonwood Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. With the defeat, Bishop Lynch broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-6.