Baseball Recap: Pinecrest Academy's Win on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Paladins

Margin (Wins)

03/20/25 vs Trinity Classical	24
02/25/25 @ Young Americans Christian	19
04/15/25 vs Trinity Classical	17
03/27/25 @ Lanier Christian Academy	15
02/24/25 vs Young Americans Christian	13

Pinecrest Academy entered their tilt with Trinity Classical on Tuesday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They were the clear victors by an 18-1 margin over Trinity Classical. The Paladins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by ten runs or more this season.

Mathew Sime was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hunter Bolt, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Carter Barrett was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Pinecrest Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .655. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .514 or higher in four consecutive games.

Pinecrest Academy pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Trinity Classical, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pinecrest Academy will head out to square off against Covenant Christian Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Trinity Classical, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Oconee Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on the 25th.