The Lakeland Preparatory Lions will stay at home for another game and welcome the First Assembly Christian Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lakeland Preparatory is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell victim to a rough 41-25 defeat at the hands of Harding Academy on Monday.
Jayda Neeley and Emma Slappey did some serious damage despite the final result: Neeley scored five runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances, while Slappey got on base in all six of her plate appearances with eight stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Neeley has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bria Townsend, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, First Assembly Christian won against Harding Academy on Friday with 15 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. First Assembly Christian was the clear victor by a 15-8 margin over St. George's. Considering First Assembly Christian has won three games by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Lakeland Preparatory's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for First Assembly Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-6.
Lakeland Preparatory was able to grind out a solid victory over First Assembly Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 20-15. Will Lakeland Preparatory repeat their success, or does First Assembly Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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