Life Christian Academy has gone a perfect 3-0 against Peninsula Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Eagles will take on the Knights at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in Life Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last five contests.
Life Christian Academy will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Kenston Forest, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Eagles blew past the Kavaliers 13-2 on Tuesday. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by eight runs or more this season.
JJ Jimenez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
Conner Gaster
| 04/29/25 vs Kenston Forest | 4 |
| 04/22/24 @ Peninsula Catholic | 3 |
| 04/28/25 @ Hargrave Military Academy | 2 |
| 04/25/25 @ Eastern Mennonite | 2 |
| 04/04/25 @ Kenston Forest | 2 |
On the hitting side, Conner Gaster was incredible, going 1-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aden Reynolds, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Life Christian Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Peninsula Catholic's offense. They fell 4-0 to Catholic on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Crusaders: they've now lost three in a row.
Life Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.1 runs over those games. As for Peninsula Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Peninsula Catholic's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Life Christian Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .323. It's a different story for Peninsula Catholic, though, as they've only averaged .204. Will they be able to contain Life Christian Academy's hitters?
Life Christian Academy beat Peninsula Catholic 6-3 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
