Baseball Recap: Victory Christian Academy picks up third straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 8, 2024, 10:24am

Baseball Recap: Victory Christian Academy Eagles vs. Southern Prep Academy Fighting Rangers

Victory Christian Academy put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their undefeated season alive. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Southern Prep Academy Fighting Rangers. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Victory Christian Academy has scored all season.

Colton Sealy made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Sealy has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sealy was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-2.

In other batting news, Wyatt Bowman was excellent, getting on base in all two of his plate appearances with three stolen bases. Carter Chatman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.

On Southern Prep Academy's side, David Demaio was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.

Even though they lost, Southern Prep Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 12 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.

Victory Christian Academy pushed their record up to 4-0-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Southern Prep Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-17.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Victory Christian Academy beat Southern Prep Academy by a score of 14-4 later that day.

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