Lafayette Christian put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over the Sherwood Christian Academy Eagles. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lafayette Christian.
Paul Batastini made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Batastini has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Batastini was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Whit Bowden looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
Back at the plate, David Karvelas and Matt Latour did most of the damage at the plate: Karvelas scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Latour got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Karvelas is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Hudson, who scored two runs and stole four bases.
Lafayette Christian pushed their record up to 11-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Sherwood Christian Academy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-13.
Lafayette Christian will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on New Creation Christian Academy at 10:30 a.m. on May 3rd. As for Sherwood Christian Academy, they will face off against The King's Academy on Friday.
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