The Christian Home Educators Fellowship Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the John Paul the Great Academy Guardians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Christian Home Educators Fellowship is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Christian Home Educators Fellowship beat Pontchartrain Christian HomeSchool 7-3.
Luke Babin
| 02/28/25 vs Psalms Christian Academy | 4 |
| 03/11/25 vs First Baptist Christian | 3 |
| 03/01/25 vs Acadiana Christian | 3 |
| 03/20/25 vs Pontchartrain Christian HomeSchool | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Centreville Academy | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
Luke Babin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Christian Home Educators Fellowship's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 1-6 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aaron Taylor, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Hudson Champlin was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went John Paul the Great Academy's way against First Baptist Christian on Tuesday as John Paul the Great Academy made off with an 18-2 win. Considering the Guardians have won four matchups by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jacob Angelle was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That home run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Guidry, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The victory made it two in a row for John Paul the Great Academy and bumps their season record up to 4-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Christian Home Educators Fellowship, their record now sits at 6-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Christian Home Educators Fellowship has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like John Paul the Great Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
