Zion Christian Academy won the last time they faced Santa Fe and things went their way on Friday too. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 15-5 margin over the Wildcats. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Kingston Dennie
| 04/11/25 vs Santa Fe | 3 |
| 03/10/25 vs Richland | 2 |
| 03/29/25 vs Clarksville Christian | 1 |
| 03/24/25 vs Franklin Christian Academy | 1 |
| 03/21/25 @ Collinwood | 1 |
Kingston Dennie made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has become a key player for Zion Christian Academy: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 5-6 otherwise. Dennie was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carson Boylan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Zion Christian Academy is undefeated when Boylan posts three or more hits, but 3-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Surratt, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Zion Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The victory got Zion Christian Academy back to even at 7-7. As for Santa Fe, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Zion Christian Academy will face off against Franklin Road Christian at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Eagles are facing the Minutemen at the right time seeing as the Minutemen are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Santa Fe, they will challenge Hampshire at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Wildcats' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Hawks have averaged an impressive 9.1 runs per game this season.
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