The Lakeland Preparatory Lions will challenge the Tipton Christian Academy Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Lakeland Preparatory is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Lakeland Preparatory's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Rossville Christian Academy 13-0. Considering the Lions have won seven games by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ryan Pitts made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Jack McDaniel
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In other batting news, Lakeland Preparatory got a massive performance out of Jack McDaniel, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Those three runs gave McDaniel a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Peeler Easton, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Lakeland Preparatory was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .452 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matchups, Tipton Christian Academy finally came back down to earth on Friday. They lost 12-2 to Halls. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Tipton Christian Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Neylan Walker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Walker has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Lakeland Preparatory's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Tipton Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Tipton Christian Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lakeland Preparatory hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .342. It's a different story for Tipton Christian Academy, though, as they've only averaged .217. Will they be able to contain Lakeland Preparatory's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
