Lions
| 05/13/25 @ Kings Christian | 22 |
| 05/06/25 @ Alpaugh | 20 |
| 04/10/25 vs Laton | 19 |
| 03/25/25 @ Alpaugh | 18 |
| 04/08/25 @ Laton | 17 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Legacy Christian Academy). They put the hurt on the Kings Christian Crusaders with a sharp 22-4 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won nine contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Chase Newlen made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Newlen was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Parker Kirstine and Lucas Highfill did most of the damage at the plate: Kirstine got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Highfill got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Highfill has become a key player for Legacy Christian Academy: the team is 11-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-6-1 otherwise. Max Gaskins was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run.
Legacy Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .348 or higher in four consecutive games.
Legacy Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.9 runs over those games. As for Kings Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-12-1.
As of now, neither Legacy Christian Academy nor the Crusaders have any future games scheduled.
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