Baseball Recap: Praise Academy Extends Home Winning Streak to Five

Praise Academy entered their tilt with Abundant Life Christian Academy on Monday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Abundant Life Christian Academy a 12-0 shutout. With that win, Praise Academy brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.

Cap Cheshire

Earned Runs

03/18/25 @ Central Christian	2
03/14/25 vs Unity Christian	1
03/08/25 vs Oakwood Christian	1

Chase Hayward and Cap Cheshire made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Hayward struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Cheshire tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Praise Academy is 3-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-3 otherwise. At bat, Hayward scored two runs while going 1-for-2, while Cheshire scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, Brayden Kirby was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. He has become a key player for Praise Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-4 otherwise. Elijah Pomerinke was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.

Praise Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .543 or higher in three consecutive matches.

Praise Academy pushed their record up to 5-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Abundant Life Christian Academy, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Praise Academy will host Central Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Abundant Life Christian Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against CrossPointe Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cavaliers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.9 runs per game on average), something the Lions will no doubt try to take advantage of.