Lafayette Christian Academy's game on Wednesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Teurlings Catholic Rebels and snuck past 5-3. This was payback for Lafayette Christian Academy, who suffered a 10-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Ashton Celestine spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Lafayette Christian Academy's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Grant Porche, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Teurlings Catholic's side, Aiden Domingue was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Domingue has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Teurlings Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Porter Stuart, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI. Another player making a difference was William Power, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Lafayette Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Teurlings Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-11-1.
Lafayette Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Pearl River at 1:00 p.m. on April 13th. Teurlings Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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