Baseball Recap: Rockbridge Academy Extends Winning Streak to Three

Rockbridge Academy extended their winning streak to three on Wednesday, bumping their season record up to 6-4 in the process. They were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over Mount Airy Christian Academy. With that victory, the Scots brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

Evan Tessneer made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Tessneer was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.

Samuel Parlette

Stolen Base

03/13/25 vs Covenant Life	4
04/23/25 vs Mount Airy Christian Academy	3
04/22/25 @ Greater Grace Christian Academy	2
04/17/25 @ Covenant Life	2
03/17/25 vs Chen	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Samuel Parlette, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases and three runs. He has become a key player for Rockbridge Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Ward, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

As for Mount Airy Christian Academy, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 7-2. The defeat continues a trend for them in their meetings with Rockbridge Academy: they've now lost six in a row.

Like Rockbridge Academy, Mount Airy Christian Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Joshua Johnson. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off one hit. Johnson was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rockbridge Academy will welcome Greater Grace Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mount Airy Christian Academy, they will host Cumberland Valley Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.