Baseball Game Preview: Eagle's Landing Christian Academy Chargers vs. Ola Mustangs

For the first time this season, Eagle's Landing Christian Academy will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Friday. They are taking a road trip to take on the Ola Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Eagle's Landing Christian Academy has struggled recently with 11 defeats in a row, while Ola will arrive with four straight victories.

Eagle's Landing Christian Academy came up short against Creekside Christian Academy on Thursday, falling 15-1.

Eagle's Landing Christian Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Pauldin, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI.

Even though they lost, Eagle's Landing Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.

Meanwhile, while Ola put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Piedmont Academy. Ola put the hurt on Piedmont Academy with a sharp 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won four matches by seven runs or more so far this season.

Ola's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Eagle's Landing Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.

Eagle's Landing Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Ola in their previous meeting back in February of 2017. Can Eagle's Landing Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.