Baseball Recap: David Emanuel Academy Beats Covenant Academy for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

03/25/25 @ Covenant Academy	5-2
03/21/25 @ Twiggs Academy	15-0
03/19/25 vs Twiggs Academy	21-2
03/18/25 @ Twiggs Academy	21-2
03/13/25 vs Vidalia Heritage Academy	3-2

David Emanuel Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Covenant Academy Rams by a score of 5-2. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 victory the Rams walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2023.

Paxton Dixon was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. He also put up two doubles, which were his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Clayton Hood, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Dixon wasn't the only one working in the hit department: David Emanuel Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for David Emanuel Academy: they were averaging 4.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.8.

David Emanuel Academy pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.7 runs over those games. As for Covenant Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season.

David Emanuel Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Covenant Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.