Lions
| 03/04/25 @ Benjamin | 3 |
| 02/25/25 vs Oxbridge Academy | 10 |
| 02/17/25 vs Palm Beach Central | 2 |
| 02/14/25 vs Wellington | 9 |
| + 2 more games |
The King's Academy Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Calvary Christian Academy Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. King's Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
While King's Academy's victory against Benjamin wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. King's Academy had just enough and edged out Benjamin 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Lions have posted against the Buccaneers since May 3, 2022.
King's Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dalton Needle, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another was Nolan Payne, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Wednesday. Everything went Calvary Christian Academy's way against Jupiter Christian as Calvary Christian Academy made off with a 13-3 victory. The match marked Calvary Christian Academy's most dominant win of the season so far.
Nicholas Goodwin looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Calvary Christian Academy let Carlos Lugo and Preston Bielec run wild. Lugo went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Bielec went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave Lugo a new career-high in runs. Blake Sundberg also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
The victory made it two in a row for Calvary Christian Academy and bumps their season record up to 3-3-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for King's Academy, their record now sits at 5-2.
King's Academy suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Calvary Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can King's Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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