
Warrior
03/13/25 @ Lanier Christian Academy | 2 |
03/06/25 vs Horizon Christian Academy | 9 |
03/06/25 vs Creekside Christian Academy | 6 |
02/28/25 vs Central Christian | 14 |
The Victory Baptist Warrior will take on the Hearts Academy Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Victory Baptist is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Victory Baptist fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Lanier Christian Academy on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lightning by a score of 3-2. The contest marked the Warrior's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Asher Alexander made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Alexander is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Hearts Academy entered their tilt with Central Christian on Tuesday with four consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Crusaders as they made off with an 18-10 victory. While the Panthers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Gavin Dyson and Evan Harris made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Dyson pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Harris pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. At the plate, Dyson scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Harris scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Dyson also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Rylee Mobley and Chalie Bill did most of the damage at the plate: Mobley scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Bill scored four runs and stole Two bases. while going 4-for-5. Bill has become a key player for Hearts Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-2 otherwise. Eli Wilkes also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Hearts Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
This is the second loss in a row for Victory Baptist and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Hearts Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
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