Eastwood Christian couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. Their rough 15-9 defeat to the Victory Christian Academy Eagles on Thursday might stick with them for a while. Eastwood Christian was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Victory Christian Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
For Victory Christian Academy's part, Raygen Langley and Aiden Hayes did most of the damage at the plate: Langley scored three runs and stole two bases while going 5-for-5, while Hayes scored three runs and stole six bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Langley has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan King, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
The win for Victory Christian Academy keeps them at an undefeated 8-0-1.
Eastwood Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Evangel Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Victory Christian Academy will take on Tuscaloosa Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Tuscaloosa Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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