Baseball Game Preview: Boca Raton Bobcats vs. King's Academy Lions

A feisty cat fight will be fought as Boca Raton Bobcats take on King's Academy Lions at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

Boca Raton saw some tournament action on Tuesday. They fell just short of ABF Academy by a score of 5-4.

Lucas Pereira was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 5.1 innings pitched.

Chase Crawford

Stolen Base (Career)

03/25/25 vs ABF Academy	3
03/11/25 @ Dr. Joaquin Garcia	1
02/20/25 vs Calvary Christian Academy	1
05/10/24 @ Stoneman Douglas	1
04/18/24 @ Cardinal Newman	1

On the hitting side, Chase Crawford and Christian Olsen stepped up to the plate in a big way. Crawford scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Olsen went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run. Those three stolen bases gave Crawford a new career-high.

Meanwhile, King's Academy narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Flanagan 5-4.

Jackson Hageman looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, King's Academy let Nolan Payne and Luke Shelhamer run wild. Payne went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI, while Shelhamer scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Dalton Needle was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

King's Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. Boca Raton's loss dropped their record down to 3-14.

Boca Raton couldn't quite finish off King's Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can Boca Raton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.