A feisty cat fight will be fought as Trinity Christian School of Griffin LIONS take on Lafayette Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity Christian School of Griffin has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight losses, while Lafayette Christian will come in with six straight wins.
Trinity Christian School of Griffin fell victim to Peachtree Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 8-0.
Trinity Christian School of Griffin saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was C Morris, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Lafayette Christian made easy work of Skipstone Academy on Monday and carried off a 12-2 victory. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by seven runs or more this season.
Josiah Hughes and Cody Batastini made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Hughes struck out 12 batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Batastini pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hughes has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in six consecutive appearances. At the plate, Hughes scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-3, while Batastini scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave Batastini a new career-high in hits.
In other batting news, Lafayette Christian let David Karvelas and Dustin Ogle run wild. Karvelas scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Ogle scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases Karvelas has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Landon Childree, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lafayette Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in four consecutive games.
Lafayette Christian's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Trinity Christian School of Griffin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Trinity Christian School of Griffin might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Lafayette Christian in their previous matchup on Tuesday. Will Trinity Christian School of Griffin 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.
