If Holy Ground Baptist Academy was riding high off their 15-5 takedown of Excel Christian Academy back in March, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Holy Ground Baptist Academy Stallions fell just short of the Lafayette Christian Cougars by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Holy Ground Baptist Academy has scored all season.
Daniel Landers spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Wyatt Farmer was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
On Lafayette Christian's side, Paul Batastini made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Batastini was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Batastini wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was JP Karvelas, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Holy Ground Baptist Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Lafayette Christian, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Holy Ground Baptist Academy will challenge Unity Christian at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Holy Ground Baptist Academy is facing Unity Christian at the right time seeing as Unity Christian is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Lafayette Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Sherwood Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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