Baseball Recap: Evangel Christian Beats Chambers Academy for Their 16th Straight Victory

Lightning

Previous Games

03/03/25 @ Chambers Academy	6-1
03/01/25 vs Coosa Valley Academy	8-3
02/28/25 @ Bessemer Academy	13-3
02/25/25 @ Heritage Christian Academy	14-4
02/24/25 vs Macon-East Montgomery Academy	4-3
+ 11 more games

Evangel Christian put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against the Chambers Academy Rebels by a score of 6-1. That's two games straight that the Lightning have won by exactly five runs.

Evangel Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kemp Swords, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Swords a new career-high in doubles (two). KC GABLES was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

Evangel Christian's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs over those games. As for Chambers Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Evangel Christian will face off against St. Anne-Pacelli on Friday. As for Chambers Academy, they will square off against Hooper Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chambers Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Hooper Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.