The Evangel Christian Lightning will square off against the St. Anne-Pacelli Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Evangel Christian will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Monday, Evangel Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Chambers Academy, taking the game 6-1. That's two games straight that the Lightning have won by exactly five runs.
Kemp Swords
| 03/03/25 @ Chambers Academy | 2 |
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Evangel Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kemp Swords, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Swords a new career-high in doubles (two). KC GABLES was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Anne-Pacelli, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They came out on top against Heritage by a score of 7-2 on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Nolan Vaughn, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Connor Zittrauer, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Evangel Christian pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs over those games. As for St. Anne-Pacelli, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Evangel Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like St. Anne-Pacelli struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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