Baseball Recap: Veritas Christian Comes Up Short

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

04/17/25 @ Kansas City East Christian Academy	0-1
04/15/25 @ Sunrise Christian Academy	16-9
04/11/25 vs St. Mary's Academy	8-3
04/10/25 @ Eudora	4-3
04/10/25 @ Eudora	3-14

Veritas Christian dropped their record down to 9-4 on Thursday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions by a score of 1-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Eagles were not able to get on the board.

As for Kansas City East Christian Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games.

For Kansas City East Christian Academy's part, not much got past Robert Carpenter, who gave up just a hit to keep Veritas Christian off the board. Carpenter has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Kansas City East Christian Academy secured the victory behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Aidon Carpenter, who went 1-for-3 with one run.

Looking ahead, Veritas Christian will square off against Heritage Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Kansas City East Christian Academy, they will welcome Barstow at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Knights have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.75 runs per game on average), something the Lions will no doubt try to take advantage of.