Baseball Game Preview: Christ's Church Academy Eagles vs. Parsons Christian Academy Lions

Christ's Church Academy is a perfect 4-0 against Parsons Christian Academy since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Lions at 6:00 p.m. Christ's Church Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.

Christ's Church Academy came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Ponte Vedra, falling 13-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Eagles have suffered since February 24th.

Shawn Robinson

Runs

02/27/25 vs Crescent City	3
04/03/25 @ Ponte Vedra	2
03/27/25 @ St. Joseph Academy	2
03/06/25 vs Duval Charter	2
03/04/25 @ Crescent City	2
+ 6 more games

Shawn Robinson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Christ's Church Academy is 5-1 when Robinson posts two or more runs, but 7-8 otherwise.

Meanwhile, Parsons Christian Academy beat Harvest Community 6-1 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won three in a row.

The team relied heavily on Leyton Finley, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Lacombe, who scored two runs and stole three bases.

Parsons Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .529 or higher in three consecutive matches.

Christ's Church Academy's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Parsons Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 6-5-1.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Christ's Church Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Parsons Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 13.6 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

Christ's Church Academy took their win against Parsons Christian Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 11-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.