The Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions will take on the Christ Prep Academy Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Lions on Tuesday. Kansas City East Christian Academy fell just short of Plaza Heights Christian Academy by a score of 7-6. Kansas City East Christian Academy has struggled against Plaza Heights Christian Academy recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Braeden Jenkins and Jack Tribble did some serious damage despite the final result: Jenkins got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one double, while Tribble got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs. Chase Morris was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Christ Prep Academy). They blew past The Daniel Academy 21-6 on Tuesday. The win was familiar territory for the Patriots, who have now won six matches in a row.
Christ Prep Academy pushed their record up to 14-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Kansas City East Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Kansas City East Christian Academy suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Christ Prep Academy when the teams last played on Saturday. Will the Lions have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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