Baseball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Harvest Christian Academy

Saints

Margin (Wins)

03/07/25 vs Dallas Academy	27
03/25/25 @ Trinity Christian Academy	17
03/17/25 @ Lakehill Prep	15
03/01/25 vs Lakehill Prep	14
02/13/25 @ Nazarene Christian Academy	14

Harvest Christian Academy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Trinity Christian Academy Warriors as they made off with a 24-7 win. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by eight runs or more this season.

Elijah Cleary and Judah Mann made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Cleary tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Mann tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Cleary has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Cleary scored five runs while going 4-for-5, while Mann scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Mann a new career-high in RBI (three).

In other batting news, Harvest Christian Academy let Elijah Mann and Brody Ticknor run wild. Mann got on base in four of his six plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Ticknor scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. What's more, Ticknor posted two doubles, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Peyton Ellison, who scored three runs while going 4-for-5.

Harvest Christian Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Harvest Christian Academy pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 19.3 runs over those games. As for Trinity Christian Academy, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Harvest Christian Academy is set to square off against their familiar foe St. Paul's Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Trinity Christian Academy will take on rival Heritage Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.