Baseball Recap: Lafayette Christian Extends Winning Streak to Eight

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Previous Games

03/20/25 @ Southern Christian	5-1
03/18/25 @ Trinity Christian School of Griffin	14-1
03/17/25 vs Skipstone Academy	12-2
03/14/25 @ Springwood	13-1
03/14/25 @ Springwood	13-0
+ 3 more games

Lafayette Christian came tearing into Thursday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Southern Christian Patriots by a score of 5-1. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 9-1 last Thursday.

Logan Childree was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Josiah Hughes, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Lafayette Christian hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in six consecutive matchups.

Lafayette Christian's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Southern Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5.

Lafayette Christian wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, an 8-7 victory against Cherokee Christian on the 22nd. As for Southern Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-4 loss against Evangel Christian on the 21st.