The Lanier Christian Academy Lightning will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Scholars Guild Academy Spartans at 4:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Lanier Christian Academy suffered a rough 14-5 loss at the hands of Loganville Christian Academy.
Lanier Christian Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Lebel, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and a double. Micah Criste was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Scholars Guild Academy can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. Everything went their way against Westminster Christian Academy as Scholars Guild Academy made off with a 17-2 victory. The win was just what Scholars Guild Academy needed coming off of an 11-1 defeat in their prior match.
Alton Strange made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Strange was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Scholars Guild Academy got a massive performance out of Henry Rumble, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jacob McIlvain, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
Lanier Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Scholars Guild Academy, they pushed their record up to 12-8 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Monday's contest might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Lanier Christian Academy has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .477. However, it's not like Scholars Guild Academy struggles in that department as they've averaged .486. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Lanier Christian Academy came up short against Scholars Guild Academy in their previous meeting back in March, falling 9-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Scholars Guild Academy's Eli McIlvain, who struck out 14 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Now that Lanier Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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