Lions
| 03/07/25 vs Central | 4 |
| 03/06/25 @ Central Christian | 10 |
| 02/28/25 @ Booker T. Washington | 4 |
| 02/14/25 vs Pensacola | 13 |
The Aletheia Christian Academy Lions will venture away from home to take on the West Florida Baptist Academy Conquerors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Aletheia Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Aletheia Christian Academy proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by nine) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Central 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lions have posted since April 9, 2024.
Aletheia Christian Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Carlson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Carlson also hit a double, marking his first of the season.
Meanwhile, West Florida Baptist Academy had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Santa Rosa Christian on Tuesday as West Florida Baptist Academy made off with a 12-0 win. The Conquerors not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since February 3rd.
Trey Hughes was a standout: he scored three runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Judah Peterson, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
West Florida Baptist Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Aletheia Christian Academy pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for West Florida Baptist Academy, their record now sits at 3-6.
Everything went Aletheia Christian Academy's way against West Florida Baptist Academy in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Aletheia Christian Academy made off with a 16-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aletheia Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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