Metrolina Christian Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Legion Collegiate Academy. The Warriors narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Lancers 2-0. The two-run effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Sully Mellor tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, Landon Nichols was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
Warriors
| 04/10/25 vs Legion Collegiate Academy | 2-0 |
| 04/08/25 vs SouthLake Christian Academy | 10-0 |
| 03/28/25 vs St. John | 16-1 |
| 03/17/25 vs Christ the King | 3-1 |
| 03/11/25 vs Gaston Christian | 11-1 |
| + 9 more games |
Metrolina Christian Academy's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Legion Collegiate Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Looking ahead, Metrolina Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Charlotte Country Day School at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Legion Collegiate Academy, they will take on Pine Lake Prep at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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