Legacy Christian Academy will square off against Greenon at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Legacy Christian Academy's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Greenon has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Legacy Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Yellow Springs 17-4 on Friday. Considering the Knights have won six contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jacob Thompson made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Justin Harphant, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024. Joshua King was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Legacy Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .472. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
Greenon couldn't beat Cedarville on Monday even though they stacked four runs on them in the seventh inning. The Knights fell just short of the Indians by a score of 5-4.
Greenon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Bendall, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Legacy Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Greenon, their loss dropped their record down to 4-18.
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