King's Academy waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Jupiter Christian Eagles 5-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Lions also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2024.
Alexander Hansen
| 03/13/25 vs Jupiter Christian | 10 |
| 04/08/24 vs Trinity Christian Academy | 9 |
| 04/02/24 vs Boca Raton Christian | 5 |
| 03/26/24 @ Oxbridge Academy | 5 |
| 02/28/25 vs Cardinal Newman | 4 |
Alexander Hansen tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Dalton Needle was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Alec Cabrera, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
King's Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in three consecutive matchups.
King's Academy pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Jupiter Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Coming up, King's Academy will welcome Master's Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Jupiter Christian, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 16-1 victory against Highlands Christian on the 15th.
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