Baseball Game Preview: Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays vs. Pine Forest Eagles

The Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays will head out on the road to face off against the Pine Forest Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lighthouse Private Christian Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Pine Forest will be coming in after a loss.

Lighthouse Private Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Atmore Christian with a sharp 15-5 win. The victory continues a trend for the Stingrays in their matchups with the Rams: they've now won four in a row.

Garin Grant looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024.

B Nelson

Hits (Career)

03/06/25 vs Atmore Christian	3
02/11/25 @ Bay	2
03/04/25 @ Booker T. Washington	1
02/24/25 @ Atmore Christian	1
02/17/25 @ Milton	1

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on B Nelson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Solomon Rials, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Lighthouse Private Christian Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Pine Forest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 11-0 to Escambia.

Pine Forest also got a good showing from Cameron McKneely, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. McKneely has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.

Lighthouse Private Christian Academy pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9.5 runs. As for Pine Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.

Lighthouse Private Christian Academy took their victory against Pine Forest in their previous matchup last Thursday by a conclusive 17-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lighthouse Private Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.