The Calvary Christian Academy Lions will take on the Geneva Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Calvary Christian Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight losses, while Geneva will come in with four straight wins.
Calvary Christian Academy lost 14-3 to Peniel Baptist Academy on Friday.
Calvary Christian Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Kitzke, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Geneva and Legacy Charter, and Geneva kept the tradition alive. Geneva blew past Legacy Charter 12-5 on Wednesday. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by seven runs or more this season.
Will Thigpen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Geneva let Jeremiah Kavanah and Kale Blanchette run wild. Kavanah scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Blanchette scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Kavanah a new career-high in doubles (two). Trenton Johnson was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Geneva's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs over those games. As for Calvary Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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