Baseball Recap: Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy's Win on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to 19

Ospreys

Previous Games

03/13/25 vs Roanoke Valley Christian	12-1
03/11/25 @ Temple Christian	10-0
05/11/24 vs Grace Christian	9-0
05/10/24 vs Temple Christian	13-0
05/07/24 vs Ridgeview Christian	12-0
+ 14 more games

Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy entered their tilt with Roanoke Valley Christian on Thursday with 18 consecutive wins dating back to last season, and they'll enter their next game with 19. Everything went their way against the Roanoke Valley Christian EAGLES as they made off with a 12-1 win. That's more bragging rights for the Ospreys, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Ryan Canipe was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

In other batting news, Peyton Conley was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Five bases. while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brodie Edwards, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.

Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Roanoke Valley Christian only posted a batting average of .062.

Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.

Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Life Christian Academy at 2:00 p.m. on March 28th. As for Roanoke Valley Christian, they will be playing at home against Faith Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.