The Kings Way Christian School Crusaders will face off against the Covenant Christian Academy Rams at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Covenant Christian Academy is headed out to face a Crusaders squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Kings Way Christian School fell 5-1 to Peoples Baptist Academy last Monday. Crusaders fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Knights since last Monday.
Meanwhile, Covenant Christian Academy got the win against North Georgia HomeSchool on Thursday by a conclusive 11-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Bo Reid and Asher Bond made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Reid pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Bond pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, Reid gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024. At bat, Reid scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-3, while Bond scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-4. Reid is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
In other batting news, Justin Barton was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and two RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Ryan Kennedy, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
Covenant Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Kings Way Christian School suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Covenant Christian Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Kings Way Christian School avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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