Baseball Game Preview: Aletheia Christian Academy Lions vs. Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays

The Aletheia Christian Academy Lions will venture away from home to face off against the Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Aletheia Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.

Aletheia Christian Academy will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Snook Christian Academy on Friday. The Lions were the clear victors by a 15-5 margin over the Eagles. Considering the Lions have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Tristan Nelson

Runs (Career)

04/11/25 vs Snook Christian Academy	2
04/01/25 @ Laurel Hill	1
03/25/25 vs Central Christian	1
03/21/25 vs Pine Forest	1
03/20/25 vs Atmore Christian	1

Darius Dunmiles and Tristan Nelson did most of the damage at the plate: Dunmiles scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Nelson scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Those two runs gave Nelson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Britian Wheeler, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.

Aletheia Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Snook Christian Academy only posted an OBP of .304.

Lighthouse Private Christian Academy played against Central on Thursday and won via forfeit.

Lighthouse Private Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Aletheia Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 12-5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.

Aletheia Christian Academy came up short against Lighthouse Private Christian Academy when the teams last played back in March, falling 5-0. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.