Baseball Preview: Nova Classical Academy Knights vs. St. Croix Prep Lions
Nova Classical Academy is 2-7 against St. Croix Prep since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Nova Classical Academy Knights will head out on the road to challenge the St. Croix Prep Lions at 4:30 p.m. St. Croix Prep took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Nova Classical Academy, who comes in off a win.
Nova Classical Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They skirted past St. Croix Lutheran 12-11. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Nova Classical Academy considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Alex Ehlebracht made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Ehlebracht was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Ehlebracht wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mikko Newman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matchups, St. Croix Prep finally came back down to earth on Monday. They fell 3-0 to St. Agnes. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Croix Prep in their matchups with St. Agnes: they've now lost eight in a row.
Nova Classical Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for St. Croix Prep, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2-1.
Nova Classical Academy came up short against St. Croix Prep in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 4-1. Can Nova Classical Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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