Lighthouse Private Christian Academy has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Central Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
After soaring to ten runs the game before, Lighthouse Private Christian Academy was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They fell victim to a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of Destin. The game marked that first time this season in which Lighthouse Private Christian Academy was not able to get on the board.
Lighthouse Private Christian Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Matthew, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Central put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Pensacola Christian Academy with a sharp 17-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Central.
Gavin Schmidt made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Schmidt has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Schmidt was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaden Ellison, who went 1-for-1 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Carson Baxley, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Lighthouse Private Christian Academy now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Central, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1.
Lighthouse Private Christian Academy suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Central in their previous matchup last Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central's Dylen Houk, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Now that Lighthouse Private Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
