The Legacy Christian Academy Knights will face off against the Fort Recovery Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Legacy Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Legacy Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Northeastern 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Knights have posted since April 26th.
Jacob Thompson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Legacy Christian Academy's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was John Augustine, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Fort Recovery had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 10-0 victory. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
Legacy Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for Fort Recovery, their victory bumped their record up to 17-8.
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