The Indian Rocks Christian Eagles will venture away from home to take on the King's Academy Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
King's Academy will be up against a hot Indian Rocks Christian team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Indian Rocks Christian blew past Atlantic Christian 11-5 on Monday. While the Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Hunter Maddox
| 03/10/25 @ Atlantic Christian | 4 |
| 02/10/25 vs Bradenton Christian | 4 |
| 03/07/25 @ Seffner Christian | 3 |
| 03/03/25 @ Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate | 2 |
| 02/25/25 @ Southeast | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
Indian Rocks Christian let Hunter Maddox and Quinn Taylor run wild. Maddox went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Taylor scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. Maddox has become a key player for Indian Rocks Christian: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three RBI, but 4-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Leiher, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for King's Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against Somerset Academy - Canyons on Monday as King's Academy made off with a 13-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their one-run performance the contest before.
The team relied heavily on Dominic Bretti, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Dalton Needle, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
King's Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Somerset Academy - Canyons only posted an OBP of .281.
Indian Rocks Christian pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for King's Academy, their record is now 6-3.
Both Indian Rocks Christian and King's Academy just can't seem to miss. Indian Rocks Christian has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. However, it's not like King's Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.7 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
