Baseball Game Preview: Family Christian Flames vs. St. Amant Gators

The Family Christian Flames will venture away from home to challenge the St. Amant Gators at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Family Christian has given up an average of 7.6 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Family Christian came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 17-3 to Episcopal. The Flames haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Parker Ruckman

Stolen Base

03/18/25 @ False River	3
02/22/25 vs East Iberville	3
04/08/25 vs Episcopal	2
03/21/25 vs East Feliciana	2
03/08/25 vs White Castle	2
+ 6 more games

Parker Ruckman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases. Family Christian is 5-2 when Ruckman posts two or more stolen bases, but 10-11 otherwise.

Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, St. Amant made sure to put some runs up on the board against Denham Springs on Thursday. The Gators walked away with a 13-8 win over the Yellowjackets. The victory continues a trend for the Gators in their matchups with the Yellowjackets: they've now won nine in a row.

Family Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 15-13. As for St. Amant, their win bumped their record up to 18-12-1.