The Harvest Christian Academy Saints will venture away from home to face off against the Heritage Christian Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Harvest Christian Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Harvest Christian Academy got the win against Trinity Christian Academy by a conclusive 14-1. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matches by eight runs or more this season.
Adam Abernathy made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Peyton Ellison
| 04/11/25 vs Trinity Christian Academy | 5 |
| 04/08/25 @ Coram Deo Academy Rhetoric | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Dallas Academy | 2 |
| 04/16/24 @ Atlas HomeSchool | 2 |
| 03/19/24 @ Grayson Christian | 2 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Peyton Ellison, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-4. Those five stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jase French, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Harvest Christian Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in three consecutive contests.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Lions on Friday. Heritage Christian Academy came up short against Coram Deo Academy Rhetoric, falling 9-1. That's two games in a row now that Heritage Christian Academy has lost by exactly eight runs.
Harvest Christian Academy pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Heritage Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Harvest Christian Academy took their win against Heritage Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-6 score. Will the Saints repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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