Baseball Recap: Lakeland Preparatory Extends Winning Streak to Six

Lions

Margin (Wins)

04/01/25 vs Trezevant	23
04/08/25 vs KIPP Collegiate	15
03/11/25 vs Memphis Central	14
04/11/25 vs Rossville Christian Academy	13
03/27/25 vs Madison	10

Lakeland Preparatory waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Rossville Christian Academy Wolves get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by ten runs or more this season.

Ryan Pitts made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

In other batting news, Jack McDaniel was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Peeler Easton was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.

Lakeland Preparatory was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .452 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Lakeland Preparatory's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Rossville Christian Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.

Looking ahead, Lakeland Preparatory will be playing in front of their home fans against Tipton Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Eagles have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.74 runs per game on average), something the Lions will no doubt try to take advantage of. Rossville Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.