Softball Recap: First Academy Comes Up Short

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

04/16/26 @ Leesburg	1-13
04/14/26 @ Eastside	26-14
04/13/26 vs City of Life Christian Academy	5-1
04/11/26 vs City of Life Christian Academy	12-8
04/10/26 vs Sarasota Christian	1-10

First Academy dropped down to 11-6 on Thursday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They came up short against the Leesburg Yellow Jackets, falling 13-1. Having soared to a lofty 26 runs in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.

As for Leesburg, the win got them back to even at 8-8. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by ten runs or more this season.

For Leesburg's part, Addison Douglas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Those ten strikeouts gave Douglas a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.

In other batting news, Addison Hunter and Sophia Ross did most of the damage at the plate: Hunter went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one RBI, while Ross went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Hunter is on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now got three or more in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mylie Davis, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs.

Looking ahead, First Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Trinity Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. First Academy's pitchers better be ready for this one: Trinity Christian Academy has averaged an impressive 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Leesburg, they will head out to challenge Real Life Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Raptors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.08 runs per game on average), something the Yellow Jackets will no doubt try to take advantage of.