The Citizens Christian Academy Patriots will challenge the Thomas Jefferson Academy Jaguars on Friday. Citizens Christian Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Citizens Christian Academy can't be too worried about heading out to take on Thomas Jefferson Academy: they just beat Deerfield-Windsor at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Patriots skirted past the Knights 9-7.
Gray McLean
| 04/28/25 @ Trinity Christian | 4 |
| 04/03/25 @ Terrell Academy | 4 |
| 04/04/25 vs Brookwood | 3 |
| 04/02/25 @ First Preparatory Christian Academy | 3 |
| 05/02/25 @ Deerfield-Windsor | 2 |
| + 15 more games |
Citizens Christian Academy's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gray McLean, who went 3-for-5 with two runs and one double. The Patriots are 11-0-1 when McLean posts two or more runs, but 6-7-1 otherwise. Another was Jonathan Rutland, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Thomas Jefferson Academy had no trouble coming through when it counted. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Atlanta Jewish Academy a 10-0 shutout on Friday. That's two games straight that the Jaguars have won by exactly ten runs.
Kasen Smith was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Smith was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gavin Bailey, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Jace Brooks was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Thomas Jefferson Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Citizens Christian Academy pushed their record up to 17-7-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Thomas Jefferson Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-16.
Thomas Jefferson Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Citizens Christian Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .330. It's a different story for Thomas Jefferson Academy, though, as they've only averaged .249. Will they be able to contain Citizens Christian Academy's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
