The Sherwood Christian Academy Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Lafayette Christian Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sherwood Christian Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 12-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Sherwood Christian Academy suffered a rough 17-3 defeat at the hands of Lafayette Christian.
For Lafayette Christian's part, Paul Batastini was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Batastini has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Batastini was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Dustin Ogle and Noah Childree did most of the damage at the plate: Ogle scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Childree scored four runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Connor Hudson was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Sherwood Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Lafayette Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
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