Baseball Recap: Calhoun Academy Sets Scoring Season-High Against Grace Christian

Cougars

Team Score (Highest)

03/27/25 vs Grace Christian	15
03/20/25 vs Columbus Christian Academy	12
02/25/25 @ Columbus Christian Academy	12
03/25/25 @ Grace Christian	11
02/18/25 vs Tunica Academy	11

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Calhoun Academy). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Grace Christian Eagles a 15-0 shutout on Thursday. With that victory, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.

Caiden Farmer was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time he hasn't allowed a single hit since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Calhoun Academy is undefeated when Farmer posts two or more runs, but 4-7 otherwise.

In other batting news, Calhoun Academy got a massive performance out of Jake Allen, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those four RBI gave Allen a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Layton Logan, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.

Calhoun Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .682. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Calhoun Academy pushed their record up to 7-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Grace Christian, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Calhoun Academy will take on North Sunflower Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Grace Christian, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Newton County Academy at 7:00 p.m. on April 14.