Baseball Game Preview: Christ's Church Academy Eagles vs. Ponte Vedra Sharks

The Christ's Church Academy Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Ponte Vedra Sharks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Christ's Church Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.

On Tuesday, Christ's Church Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Nease 2-1.

Josh Stembridge

Hits Against

04/01/25 @ Nease	2
03/25/25 @ Hilliard	0
03/14/25 vs Old Plank Christian Academy	2
03/07/25 vs Ridgeview	1

Josh Stembridge looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Christ's Church Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shawn Robinson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, Ponte Vedra didn't have quite enough to beat Menendez on Tuesday and fell 5-4. The Sharks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Cole Rambler made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Aspen McAdoo, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.

Christ's Church Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Ponte Vedra, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Christ's Church Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Ponte Vedra struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

Christ's Church Academy suffered a grim 13-5 defeat to Ponte Vedra when the teams last played back in February. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.