Baseball Recap: Victory Christian Academy Patriots vs. St. Paul's Prep Lions
Victory Christian Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the St. Paul's Prep Lions by a score of 6-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Victory Christian Academy also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2022.
Tony Cooke was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned run or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Cooke was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brycen Park, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Billy Gage, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
On St. Paul's Prep's side, Wyatt Tate spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, St. Paul's Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lukas DiBenedetto, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Victory Christian Academy pushed their record up to 4-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for St. Paul's Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2-2.
Victory Christian Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against St. Paul's Prep: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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