Softball Game Preview: Riverside Christian Academy Royals vs. Greater Vision Academy Lions

The Riverside Christian Academy Royals will challenge the Greater Vision Academy Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Riverside Christian Academy has 14 straight victories, Greater Vision Academy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Riverside Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Capitol Encore Academy on Monday as they made off with a 26-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Royals, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Greater Vision Academy came up short against Graham on Thursday and fell 9-5.

Riverside Christian Academy's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.8 runs over those games. As for Greater Vision Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.

Everything went Riverside Christian Academy's way against Greater Vision Academy when the teams last played on April 1st, as Riverside Christian Academy made off with an 11-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Royals since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.