Baseball Game Preview: Evangelical Christian Eagles vs. Harding Academy Lions

For the second straight game, Evangelical Christian will face off against Harding Academy. Evangelical Christian will welcome Harding Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Evangelical Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.

Evangelical Christian's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Harding Academy as Evangelical Christian made off with a 17-0 win. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

Caiden Caldera was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That one hit allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Banks Addison

Runs

03/31/25 @ Harding Academy	2
03/25/25 @ St. George's	2
03/20/25 vs Covington	2
03/12/25 vs Pine Grove	2
03/06/25 vs St. Benedict at Auburndale	2
+ 4 more games

In other batting news, Evangelical Christian got a massive performance out of Banks Addison, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Evangelical Christian is undefeated when Addison posts two or more runs, but 4-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kyle Mabie, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.

Evangelical Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.

Harding Academy is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4. As for Evangelical Christian, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.

Harding Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Evangelical Christian has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .444. It's a different story for Harding Academy, though, as they've only averaged .358. Will they be able to contain Evangelical Christian's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.