The Plaza Heights Christian Academy Lions will take on Christian Fellowship at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Plaza Heights Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Plaza Heights Christian Academy barely beat Kansas City East Christian Academy the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Plaza Heights Christian Academy's pitcher stepped up to hand Kansas City East Christian Academy a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. The win was familiar territory for Plaza Heights Christian Academy, who have now won three games in a row.
Hayden Patterson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Patterson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI. Those doubles were his first of the season.
Owen Patterson
| 04/08/25 vs Central Missouri HomeSchool | 3 |
| 04/07/25 @ Christian Fellowship | 3 |
| 04/22/25 @ Kansas City East Christian Academy | 2 |
| 04/19/25 vs Vienna | 2 |
| 04/10/25 vs The Daniel Academy | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
In other batting news, Owen Patterson was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. He has become a key player for Plaza Heights Christian Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Austin Blum, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Plaza Heights Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kansas City East Christian Academy only posted a batting average of .053.
Meanwhile, Christian Fellowship unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 12-2 to Non Varsity Opponent. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, Christian Fellowship couldn't push the score so high this time.
Plaza Heights Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Christian Fellowship, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Plaza Heights Christian Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Christian Fellowship struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Plaza Heights Christian Academy's way against Christian Fellowship in their previous meeting on April 7th, as Plaza Heights Christian Academy made off with a 13-7 win. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will Christian Fellowship turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
