The Life Christian Academy Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Woodberry Forest Tigers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Life Christian Academy has three straight victories, Woodberry Forest has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Life Christian Academy's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Eastern Mennonite 21-0. That looming 21-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Eagles yet this season.
Christian Vansickle made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Vansickle was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
Aden Reynolds
| 03/11/25 @ Blue Ridge | 3 |
| 04/25/25 @ Eastern Mennonite | 2 |
| 04/17/25 @ Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy | 2 |
| 03/22/25 vs Brunswick Academy | 2 |
| + 5 more games |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aden Reynolds, who went 3-for-5 with four stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Life Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Dorin, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Life Christian Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive games.
St. Christopher's hit Woodberry Forest with a six-run fifth inning last Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers lost 11-1 to the Saints.
Woodberry Forest saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JD Cavaleri, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double. Everett Robbins also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Life Christian Academy pushed their record up to 11-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Woodberry Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Woodberry Forest's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Life Christian Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .334. It's a different story for Woodberry Forest, though, as they've only averaged .202. Will they be able to contain Life Christian Academy's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
