
Lions
04/17/25 vs New Miami | 14 |
04/15/25 @ New Miami | 13 |
05/13/25 vs North College Hill | 10 |
05/09/25 vs Norwood | 10 |
04/19/25 @ Clermont Northeastern | 10 |
Miami Valley Christian Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the North College Hill Trojans as they made off with a 10-0 victory. Considering the Lions have won nine contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Owen Nickum made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Nickum was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gavin French, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four stolen bases and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Evan Lafferty was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Miami Valley Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .679. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .517 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Miami Valley Christian Academy pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for North College Hill, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-8.
Miami Valley Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 10-5 win against Western Hills on the 14th. Hopefully North College Hill paid attention to the Lions' contest: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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