The Northlake Christian Wolverines will face off against the Pine Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northlake Christian has five straight victories, Pine has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Northlake Christian's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Hammond with a sharp 10-0 win. With that victory, the Wolverines brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Stew Covey made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Luke McAdams
| 02/15/25 vs Hammond | 3 |
| 02/11/25 vs New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy | 2 |
| 02/10/25 vs South Lafourche | 2 |
| 04/08/24 vs Pope John Paul II | 1 |
| 03/21/24 vs De La Salle | 1 |
In other batting news, Northlake Christian got a massive performance out of Luke McAdams, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three runs gave McAdams a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Johnathon Lee, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pine came up short against Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy on Thursday and fell 8-3.
Northlake Christian's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs over those games. As for Pine, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Northlake Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Pine in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, winning 7-4. Will Northlake Christian repeat their success, or does Pine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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