Irvington Preparatory Academy has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Liberty Christian Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Irvington Preparatory Academy can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. They blew past Indianapolis Shortridge 18-0.
Cortez Jenkins made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Jenkins was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Angel Almea was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Matthew Brooks, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Liberty Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-10 victory over Anderson Prep Academy on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Liberty Christian.
The team relied heavily on Josh Goodman, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Malaki Castor, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Irvington Preparatory Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Liberty Christian, their win bumped their record up to 2-11.
Liberty Christian's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Irvington Preparatory Academy has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .527. It's a different story for Liberty Christian, though, as they've only averaged .333. Will they be able to contain Irvington Preparatory Academy's hitters?
Irvington Preparatory Academy took their victory against Liberty Christian in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Irvington Preparatory Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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