The Real Life Christian Academy Raptors will challenge the Hernando Christian Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Real Life Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Real Life Christian Academy barely beat Ocala Christian the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Raptors never let the Crusaders get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raptors.
Gavin Rose
| 03/27/25 @ Ocala Christian | 3 |
| 03/25/25 vs Wildwood | 2 |
| 03/04/25 @ Hernando Christian Academy | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs First Academy | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs First Academy | 1 |
Gavin Rose made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Real Life Christian Academy is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-5 otherwise. Rose was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isaiah Navarro, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. He is becoming a predictor of Real Life Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Victor Vazquez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Real Life Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Hernando Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Ruskin Christian, falling 16-1.
Real Life Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Hernando Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Real Life Christian Academy took their victory against Hernando Christian Academy when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 17-4 score. Will the Raptors repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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