Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Victory Christian). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cornerstone Eagles a 22-0 shutout on Monday. With that victory, the Lions brought their scoring average up to 7.8 runs per game.
Caleb Powers was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Caleb Wilson
| 03/10/25 @ Cornerstone | 4 |
| 03/07/25 @ Indian Springs | 3 |
| 03/11/24 @ Central of Coosa County | 3 |
| 03/04/24 @ Vincent | 3 |
| 02/23/24 @ Ashville | 3 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caleb Wilson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. Dwayne Talley was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Victory Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matchups.
Victory Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. Cornerstone is on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Looking ahead, Victory Christian will host Jefferson Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Victory Christian will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Cornerstone, they will venture away from home to face off against Tarrant at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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