The Harvest Christian Academy Saints will venture away from home to square off against the Lakehill Prep Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Harvest Christian Academy has three straight victories, Lakehill Prep has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Harvest Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Dallas Academy with a sharp 27-0 win on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Noah Boone
| 03/07/25 vs Dallas Academy | 3 |
| 03/01/25 vs Lakehill Prep | 1 |
| 02/27/25 @ Trinity Christian | 1 |
| 02/24/25 @ Prince of Peace | 4 |
| 02/17/25 vs Covenant Classical | 1 |
| 02/13/25 @ Nazarene Christian Academy | 5 |
Harvest Christian Academy let Noah Boone and Elijah Cleary run wild. Boone went 1-for-2 with one home run, three stolen bases, and three runs, while Cleary got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Boone is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Brody Ticknor, who scored four runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Harvest Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lakehill Prep came up short against Prince of Peace last Wednesday, falling 17-3. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly 14 runs.
Harvest Christian Academy's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lakehill Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Lakehill Prep's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Harvest Christian Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .346. It's a different story for Lakehill Prep, though, as they've only averaged .156. Will they be able to contain Harvest Christian Academy's hitters?
Everything went Harvest Christian Academy's way against Lakehill Prep in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Harvest Christian Academy made off with a 20-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harvest Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
