The Lakeway Christian Academy Lions will take on the South Greene Rebels in a tournament on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lakeway Christian Academy has five straight wins, South Greene has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It was a proper cat-fight when Lakeway Christian Academy challenged Northview Academy on Friday. Lakeway Christian Academy put the hurt on Northview Academy with a sharp 7-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won three matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Lakeway Christian Academy got a great performance from Joseph Stibler as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 5.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Levi Branch was incredible, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Gockenbach, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Lakeway Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .409 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, South Greene lost 12-2 to West on Friday.
Lakeway Christian Academy's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for South Greene, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Lakeway Christian Academy's way against South Greene when the teams last played back in April of 2021, as Lakeway Christian Academy made off with an 11-1 victory. Does Lakeway Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Greene turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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