Baseball Recap: Life Christian Academy Beats Peninsula Catholic for Their Sixth Straight Victory

Eagles

Previous 6 Games

05/01/25 @ Peninsula Catholic	13-0
04/29/25 vs Kenston Forest	13-2
04/28/25 @ Hargrave Military Academy	13-10
04/25/25 @ Eastern Mennonite	21-0
04/24/25 @ Brunswick Academy	10-2
04/17/25 @ Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot	11-1

Life Christian Academy entered their tilt with Peninsula Catholic on Thursday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They never let the Knights get on the board and left with a 13-0 win. 13 seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Gavin Spiegel looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Life Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Josiah Glance, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave Glance a new career-high. Conner Gaster was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.

Life Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .632. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Peninsula Catholic only posted an OBP of .333.

Life Christian Academy's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-7. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Peninsula Catholic, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season.

Life Christian Academy and Peninsula Catholic could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. The Eagles (ranked 127th) will meet Collegiate (ranked 35th) at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Peninsula Catholic will square off against Steward at 4:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (304 vs. 129).