Baseball Game Preview: Victory Christian Academy Storm vs. Bell Creek Academy Panthers

The Victory Christian Academy Storm will square off against the Bell Creek Academy Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Victory Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.

While Victory Christian Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on Davenport with a sharp 13-3 win on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Storm.

Micah Broton spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits.

Cru Slocum

Hits (Career)

03/03/25 @ Davenport	4
04/04/24 @ Foundation Christian Academy	3
02/13/25 vs Davenport	2
04/09/24 vs Haines City	2
04/05/24 vs Shorecrest Prep	2

On the hitting side, Victory Christian Academy let Cru Slocum and Landon Cuzzone run wild. Slocum scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Cuzzone scored three runs and stole Four bases. while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance gave Slocum a new career-high in hits. Nate Thomas was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Bell Creek Academy fell victim to Cambridge Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Lancers, falling 6-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Panthers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Victory Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Bell Creek Academy, they now have a losing record of 3-4-1.

Victory Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Bell Creek Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago, sneaking past 5-4. Does Victory Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bell Creek Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.