Baseball Game Preview: Trinity Christian Academy Lions vs. Fayette Academy Vikings

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2025, 12:57am

Baseball Preview: Trinity Christian Academy Lions vs. Fayette Academy Vikings

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Trinity Christian Academy has gone a perfect 10-0 against Fayette Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vikings at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Trinity Christian Academy has four straight victories, Fayette Academy has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Trinity Christian Academy's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Obion County with a sharp 9-0 win.

Max Richardson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Trinity Christian Academy is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 11-15-1 otherwise. Richardson was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with three RBI.

In other pitching news, Thomas Thornton looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

Zane Atwood

Hits (Career)

04/25/25 vs Obion County3
04/17/25 vs Halls2
03/24/25 vs University School of Jackson2
03/21/25 @ Halls2
03/20/25 vs McNairy Central2

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Zane Atwood, who went 3-for-4 with five stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Owen Atwood, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Fayette Academy came up short against Memphis University School on Thursday and fell 9-4.

Mason Bragorgos made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one triple and one run. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Moss, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Trinity Christian Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-15-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Fayette Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.

Trinity Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Fayette Academy in their previous matchup on Tuesday, sneaking past 11-9. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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