The Grace Academy Lions will challenge the Lee Park Prep Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grace Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Grace Academy came up short against Charlotte S on Friday, falling 10-4.
Seth Stanton
| 03/28/25 vs Charlotte S | 2 |
| 03/14/25 vs North Hills Christian | 1 |
| 03/06/25 vs Lake Norman Christian | 1 |
| 03/03/25 vs Pro Stock Royals Academy | 1 |
Seth Stanton was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Fletcher Owens, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lee Park Prep). They put the hurt on North Hills Christian with a sharp 13-2 win on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their one-run performance the match before.
Brody Adams made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Adams was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isaiah Carpenter, who scored a run while going 2-for-5. Isaac Watkins was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Lee Park Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Lee Park Prep's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Grace Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Lee Park Prep's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Grace Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .352. It's a different story for Lee Park Prep, though, as they've only averaged .252. Will they be able to contain Grace Academy's hitters?
Grace Academy took their win against Lee Park Prep when the teams last played last Monday by a conclusive 12-1. Will Grace Academy repeat their success, or does Lee Park Prep has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
