The Miami Valley Christian Academy Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Clermont Northeastern Rockets at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Miami Valley Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
Clermont Northeastern will be up against a hot Miami Valley Christian Academy team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Lions put the hurt on New Miami with a sharp 16-2 victory on Thursday. The contest marked the Lions' most dominant win of the season so far.
Brayden Riser made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Riser was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
Evan Lafferty
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In other batting news, Miami Valley Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Evan Lafferty, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Lafferty has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Owen Nickum was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Miami Valley Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
While Clermont Northeastern didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They had just enough and edged out Felicity-Franklin 4-3 on Friday.
The team relied heavily on Rowdy Etling, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That RBI was his first of the season.
Miami Valley Christian Academy's record is now 9-2. As for Clermont Northeastern, their record now sits at 6-3.
Clermont Northeastern's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Miami Valley Christian Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .326. It's a different story for Clermont Northeastern, though, as they've only averaged .202. Will they be able to contain Miami Valley Christian Academy's hitters?
Everything went Miami Valley Christian Academy's way against Clermont Northeastern in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Miami Valley Christian Academy made off with a 12-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
