Baseball Recap: Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy Beats United Christian Academy for Their Sixth Straight Win

Ospreys

Previous 6 Games

05/05/25 vs United Christian Academy	19-0
04/25/25 vs Timberlake Christian	21-0
04/24/25 vs Faith Christian Academy	15-1
04/22/25 @ Roanoke Valley Christian	17-1
04/21/25 @ Westover Christian Academy	21-1
04/18/25 vs Temple Christian	11-0

Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy came tearing into Monday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.4 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the United Christian Academy Crusaders a 19-0 shutout. The Ospreys have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Crusaders, too.

Robert Roberson looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Peyton Conley was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Greg Ghoorahoo, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.

Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .545. They are 10-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for United Christian Academy, they now have a losing record of 4-5.

Coming up, Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy will take on Christian Heritage Academy in a tournament on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Ospreys 4.1, the Knights 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. United Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.