Baseball Recap: The Christian Academy Takes a Loss

If The Christian Academy was feeling good fresh off their 12-0 takedown of Valley Forge Military Academy on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Christian Academy fell just short of the Renaissance Academy Knights by a score of 5-4 on Monday. The Christian Academy's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Jeremy Dorn

Earned Runs

03/19/25 vs Alliance Christian	5
03/14/25 @ Upper Bucks Christian	1

Jeremy Dorn was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because The Christian Academy is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise. Dorn was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.

In other batting news, Jackson Haseltine made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. He has become a key player for The Christian Academy: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Cyrus Mulder, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

The Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Renaissance Academy, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. The Christian Academy will square off against Delaware County Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Renaissance Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against MAST Community Charter at 3:15 p.m. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.83 runs per game on average), something the Knights will no doubt try to take advantage of.