Baseball Game Recap: Centreville Academy Tigers vs. Christian Home Educators Fellowship Patriots

By Team Reports Mar 18, 2024, 7:41pm

Recap: Centreville Academy Tigers vs. Christian Home Educators Fellowship Patriots

Sadly, Centreville Academy is still looking for their first win of the season after seven contests. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 20-8 walloping at the hands of the Christian Home Educators Fellowship Patriots on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Centreville Academy of the 11-4 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2023.

John Austin Sterling was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk).

On the hitting side, Centreville Academy got a big performance out of Ace Sellers, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Dawson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

On Christian Home Educators Fellowship's side, they let Matthew Steele and Yancey Steady loose on the outfield. Steele scored three runs and stole six bases while going 2-for-5, while Steady scored four runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-5. Steele has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Luke Babin, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.

Centreville Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Christian Home Educators Fellowship, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-5.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Centreville Academy will challenge Christian Home Educators Fellowship at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Christian Home Educators Fellowship, they are on the road again on Friday to play Good Samaritan HomeSchool at 6:00 p.m. Christian Home Educators Fellowship will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.

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