The Wichita Defenders HomeSchool Defenders will square off against the Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Kansas City East Christian Academy is headed out to face a Defenders team ready to give their home crowd a win. Wichita Defenders HomeSchool took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Mary's Academy two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, Kansas City East Christian Academy waltzed into their contest on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Knights get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Braeden Jenkins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Jenkins was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Robert Carpenter was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one triple. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. Jude McKnight was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Kansas City East Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
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