Baseball Game Preview: Legacy Christian Academy Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 6:43am

Baseball Preview: Legacy Christian Academy Knights vs. Dayton Christian WARRIORS

Legacy Christian Academy is 0-10 against Dayton Christian since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Legacy Christian Academy Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Dayton Christian WARRIORS at 5:00 p.m. Legacy Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.

Legacy Christian Academy will head into Tuesday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Dayton Christian on Tuesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the seven-run loss they were dealt on Saturday. Legacy Christian Academy fell just short of Dayton Christian by a score of 4-2. Legacy Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Jacob Thompson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Legacy Christian Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Cancino, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Legacy Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Dayton Christian, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-6.

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