Baseball Game Preview: Lake Lure Classical Academy Raptors vs. Mountain View Christian Academy Mustangs

The Lake Lure Classical Academy Raptors will head out to challenge the Mountain View Christian Academy Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Lure Classical Academy is looking for their season's first win.

Christian Family Academy hit Lake Lure Classical Academy with a six-run fifth inning last Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Raptors lost 12-2 to the Fire.

Meanwhile, Mountain View Christian Academy never let their opponents score on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Shining Light Baptist Academy as they made off with a 15-0 victory. With that win, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

Kyle Smith made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Smith was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joshua Owens, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Collin Quin, who earned one RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

Mountain View Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Lake Lure Classical Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Mountain View Christian Academy, their record is now 3-8.

Lake Lure Classical Academy suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Mountain View Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Raptors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.