Baseball Game Preview: Christian Heritage Academy Knights vs. Westover Christian Academy Bulldogs

The Christian Heritage Academy Knights will challenge the Westover Christian Academy Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Christian Heritage Academy will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.

Christian Heritage Academy made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Temple Christian, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Christian Heritage Academy put the hurt on Temple Christian with a sharp 11-1 win on Thursday.

Hunter Manning

Batters Struck Out

03/20/25 vs Temple Christian	8
03/18/25 @ Roanoke Valley Christian	1
03/14/25 @ Roanoke Catholic	7
03/10/25 @ Carlisle	7
04/30/24 vs Grace Christian	5
+ 3 more games

Hunter Manning made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gavin Hodges, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jake Bowles, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, Westover Christian Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Temple Christian last Thursday and fell 8-7.

Jay Miller made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Johnson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.

Christian Heritage Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Westover Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Christian Heritage Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Westover Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 12-7. Will Christian Heritage Academy repeat their success, or does Westover Christian Academy has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.