The Faith Christian Academy Knights will head out to challenge the Christ Prep Academy Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Faith Christian Academy came out on top against King City back in March thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run fifth inning. The Knights came out on top against the Wildkats by a score of 10-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Meanwhile, Christ Prep Academy made easy work of Kansas City Christian School on Tuesday and carried off a 15-5 win. Considering the Patriots have won six games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Noah Wagner looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Cade Elder was incredible, going 4-for-5 with five RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Davis, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Christ Prep Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .484. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Faith Christian Academy now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Christ Prep Academy, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Faith Christian Academy couldn't quite get it done against Christ Prep Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 10-7. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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