Baseball Game Preview: Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays vs. Aletheia Christian Academy Lions

The Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays will challenge the Aletheia Christian Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Lighthouse Private Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Aletheia Christian Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Lighthouse Private Christian Academy played against Central on Thursday and won via forfeit.

Aletheia Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on Snook Christian Academy with a sharp 15-5 win. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.

Darius Dunmiles and Tristan Nelson did most of the damage at the plate: Dunmiles scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Nelson scored two runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most stolen bases Dunmiles has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Britian Wheeler, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.

Aletheia Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Snook Christian Academy only posted an OBP of .304.

Lighthouse Private Christian Academy's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Aletheia Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 12-5-1.

Lighthouse Private Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Aletheia Christian Academy when the teams last played back in March, winning 5-0. Do the Stingrays have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.