Baseball Recap: Crosspointe Christian Academy Wins Going Away Against Covington Academy

Cavaliers

Margin (Wins)

03/17/25 vs Abundant Life Christian Academy	20
03/27/25 vs Covington Academy	16
04/15/25 @ Abundant Life Christian Academy	15
03/03/25 @ Skipstone Academy	13
04/22/25 @ Covington Academy	10

CrossPointe Christian Academy won the last time they faced Covington Academy and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Cavaliers were the clear victors by a 19-9 margin over the Bulldogs. Considering the Cavaliers have won seven contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Carter Sexton looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Harrison Wilkes, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of CrossPointe Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Evan Diekert, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

CrossPointe Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

CrossPointe Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Covington Academy, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-12.

CrossPointe Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Covington Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Trinity Prep at 4:30 p.m. The Bulldogs are facing the Lions at the right time seeing as the Lions are stuck on a nine-game losing streak.