Baseball Preview: Nova Classical Academy Knights vs. Legacy Christian Academy Lions
After four games on the road, Nova Classical Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Legacy Christian Academy Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Legacy Christian Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Nova Classical Academy, who comes in off a win.
Nova Classical Academy will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Johnson on Saturday. Nova Classical Academy was the clear victor by an 18-10 margin over Johnson.
James Williams was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Williams was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Alex Ehlebracht was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Hafner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Legacy Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 6-2 to Lester Prairie. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Legacy Christian Academy couldn't push the score so high this time.
Legacy Christian Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dean Raatz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Nova Classical Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Legacy Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
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