Baseball Recap: Hope Christian Academy Comes Up Short

Hope Christian Academy has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.59 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They lost 14-2 to the Lakeside School Chiefs. Hope Christian Academy has struggled against Lakeside School recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Hope Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 20-9. As for Lakeside School, the win was the 16th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 45-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hope Christian Academy will square off against Macon-East Montgomery Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hope Christian Academy 3.6, Macon-East Montgomery Academy 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lakeside School, they will challenge Evangel Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Chiefs are on a 24-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), the Lightning a 13-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind.