Baseball Game Preview: Loma Linda Academy Roadrunners vs. Public Safety Academy Phoenix

The Loma Linda Academy Roadrunners will head out to challenge the Public Safety Academy Phoenix at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Public Safety Academy will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Loma Linda Academy extended their winning streak to five on Tuesday. The Roadrunners put the hurt on Redlands Adventist Academy with a sharp 11-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Roadrunners, who have now won three contests by ten runs or more so far this season.

Andrew Pennell

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/01/25 @ Redlands Adventist Academy	3
03/20/24 @ Public Safety Academy	2
03/18/25 vs Redlands Adventist Academy	1
04/04/24 @ Newbury Park Adventist	1

The team relied heavily on Andrew Pennell, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Public Safety Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in March. They never let Noli Indian get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Thursday. While the Phoenix didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-15-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Public Safety Academy got a massive performance out of Matt Bennett, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Bennett has been hot recently, having posted three or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Eric Trujillo, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.

Loma Linda Academy pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Public Safety Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.

Loma Linda Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Public Safety Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 8-6. Will the Roadrunners repeat their success, or do the Phoenix have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.