Baseball Recap: Calhoun Academy Makes It Six in a Row at Home

Cavaliers

Margin (Wins)

03/12/26 @ Branchville	14
03/31/26 vs Clarendon Hall	12
03/20/26 vs Thomas Sumter Academy	12
03/17/26 @ Thomas Sumter Academy	11
03/10/26 vs Branchville	10

The scorekeeper got an easy start on Tuesday as neither Calhoun Academy nor Clarendon Hall made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Cavaliers put the hurt on the Saints with a sharp 13-1 victory. Fans of the Cavaliers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.

Joseph Lyons made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

In other batting news, Cullen Sightler was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2025. Asher Ficek also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Calhoun Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .345 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Calhoun Academy's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 9.2 runs thus far. As for Clarendon Hall, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.

Calhoun Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Saints: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.