Baseball Recap: Zion Christian Academy Has No Trouble Against Santa Fe

Zion Christian Academy won the last time they faced Santa Fe and things went their way on Friday too. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 15-5 margin over the Wildcats. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.

Kingston Dennie

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/11/25 vs Santa Fe	3
03/10/25 vs Richland	2
03/29/25 vs Clarksville Christian	1
03/24/25 vs Franklin Christian Academy	1
03/21/25 @ Collinwood	1

Kingston Dennie made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has become a key player for Zion Christian Academy: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 5-6 otherwise. Dennie was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carson Boylan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Zion Christian Academy is undefeated when Boylan posts three or more hits, but 3-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Surratt, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Zion Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

The victory got Zion Christian Academy back to even at 7-7. As for Santa Fe, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Zion Christian Academy will face off against Franklin Road Christian at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Eagles are facing the Minutemen at the right time seeing as the Minutemen are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Santa Fe, they will challenge Hampshire at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Wildcats' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Hawks have averaged an impressive 9.1 runs per game this season.