Sadly, Sherwood Christian Academy is still looking for their first win of the season after 13 games. They fell victim to a tough 13-1 loss at the hands of the Lafayette Christian Cougars on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Sherwood Christian Academy of the 17-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Friday.
For Lafayette Christian's part, Paul Batastini made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Batastini has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Batastini was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Whit Bowden looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
Back at the plate, Lafayette Christian let David Karvelas and Matt Latour loose on the outfield. Karvelas scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Latour got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Karvelas is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Hudson, who scored two runs and stole four bases.
Sherwood Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Lafayette Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Sherwood Christian Academy will face off against The King's Academy on Friday. As for Lafayette Christian, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on New Creation Christian Academy at 10:30 a.m. on May 3rd.
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