Baseball Game Preview: Classical Academy Caimans vs. Santa Fe Christian Eagles

For the second straight game, Classical Academy will face off against Santa Fe Christian. The Caimans are taking a road trip to take on the Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Classical Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

Classical Academy proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 16) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Fe Christian, sneaking past 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Caimans have posted since March 26th.

Classical Academy got a great performance from Quaid O'Carroll as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. O'Carroll has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.

Travis Perry

Hits

04/21/26 vs Santa Fe Christian	2
03/21/26 vs Dawson School	1
03/19/26 vs Central	1
03/16/26 @ San Dieguito Academy	1
03/06/26 @ Westview	0
03/05/26 @ Canyon Crest Academy	2

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Travis Perry, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Landon Falk, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.

This is the second loss in a row for Santa Fe Christian and nudges their season record down to 10-8. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Classical Academy, their win bumped their record up to 11-6.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Classical Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Santa Fe Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.