Metrolina Christian Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Legion Collegiate Academy. The Warriors had just enough and edged out the Lancers 2-0. Those two runs were actually the fewest the Warriors have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Sully Mellor tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, Landon Nichols was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
Warriors
| 04/10/25 vs Legion Collegiate Academy | 2-0 |
| 04/08/25 vs SouthLake Christian Academy | 10-0 |
| 03/28/25 vs St. John | 16-1 |
| 03/17/25 vs Christ the King | 3-1 |
| 03/11/25 vs Gaston Christian | 11-1 |
| + 9 more games |
Metrolina Christian Academy pushed their record up to 19-1 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Legion Collegiate Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
When Metrolina Christian Academy and Legion Collegiate Academy next hit the field, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. The Warriors will square off against Gaston Christian and their six-game winning streak at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Metrolina Christian Academy 1.3, the Eagles 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Legion Collegiate Academy will try to stop Hough's five-game winning streak when they meet at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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