The Life Christian Academy Eagles will challenge the Walsingham Academy Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Life Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victors by an 11-4 margin over Kenston Forest. The victory was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, Walsingham Academy made easy work of Brunswick Academy on Thursday and carried off a 16-2 win. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Chandler Howlett made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three RBI.
In other batting news, Andrew Cole and Drew Weddington did most of the damage at the plate: Cole got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base, while Weddington got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four runs gave Weddington a new career-high. Evan Blinn was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs.
Walsingham Academy's win bumped their record up to 18-10-1. As for Life Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 17-8.
Life Christian Academy couldn't quite get it done against Walsingham Academy in their previous meeting back in March as they fell 5-0. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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