Evangel Christian is 0-4 against Lee-Scott Academy since February of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Evangel Christian Lightning will head out on the road to square off against the Lee-Scott Academy Warriors at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Evangel Christian waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Lions 11-1. That's two games straight that Evangel Christian has won by exactly ten runs.
BEN Davis was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Davis was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other pitching news, Hudson Walker looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on TREY HOPE, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was KEMP SWORDS, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lee-Scott Academy put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's ninth consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They never let Southern Prep Academy onto the board and left with a 15-0 win.
Evangel Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Lee-Scott Academy, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-4.
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