After flying high against Pine Forest last Tuesday, Lighthouse Private Christian Academy came back down to earth. The Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays fell just short of the Central Jaguars by a score of 8-7 on Tuesday. The Stingrays have struggled against the Jaguars recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meetings.
B Nelson was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Nelson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Nelson wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ezekiel Rycroft, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and two RBI. That triple marked the first that Rycroft hit this season.
Lighthouse Private Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Central, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Coming up, Lighthouse Private Christian Academy will face off against Destin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Central, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 13-3 win against Pensacola Christian Academy on the 18th.
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