Baseball Recap: Christian Academy of Knoxville Beats Ridgeview for Their Fourth Straight Victory

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

03/11/25 @ Concord Christian	16
03/13/25 vs Lenoir City	12
03/10/25 vs Concord Christian	12
03/04/25 @ South-Doyle	11
03/17/25 vs Sneads	10

Christian Academy of Knoxville had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Ridgeview on Wednesday. The Christian Academy of Knoxville Warriors put the hurt on the Ridgeview Panthers with a sharp 14-8 victory. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Parker Jones looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two).

At the plate, Tyler Bennett was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Brody Waller was another key player, going 2-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

The win was the fourth in a row for Christian Academy of Knoxville, bringing their record for this year to 10-2-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Ridgeview, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.

Christian Academy of Knoxville will head out on the road to take on Rehobeth at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Christian Academy of Knoxville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Rehobeth's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ridgeview, they will welcome Sandalwood at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.