The Fort Bend Christian Academy Eagles will be taking part in a tournament against the Mansfield Homeschool Knights at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fort Bend Christian Academy picked up another tournament win on Thursday. They came out on top against Cooper by a score of 9-6. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Dragons recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Noah Diaz looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jake Pellegrino, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mansfield Homeschool). They put the hurt on Bishop Dunne with a sharp 15-0 victory on Tuesday. With that win, the Knights brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Boston Beaver and Ryn Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Beaver pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Johnson tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Beaver scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Johnson scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Those three runs gave Beaver a new career-high.
In other batting news, Ashton Widmer was a standout: he scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. JD Channell was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Mansfield Homeschool always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Mansfield Homeschool's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs over those games. As for Fort Bend Christian Academy, their record is now 4-2.
