The Life Christian Academy Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Eastern Mennonite Flames at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Life Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Life Christian Academy came out on top against Brunswick Academy on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run first inning. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 10-2 margin over the Vikings. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
JJ Jimenez
| 04/24/25 @ Brunswick Academy | 13 |
| 04/17/25 @ Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot | 11 |
| 03/25/24 vs St. Michael the Archangel | 11 |
| 03/09/24 @ Catholic | 10 |
| 04/15/24 @ Fuqua | 8 |
Life Christian Academy got a great performance from JJ Jimenez as he struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Those 13 strikeouts gave Jimenez a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Conner Gaster, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Life Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Radcliff, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Eastern Mennonite's offense. They came up short against Virginia Episcopal School on Wednesday, falling 29-0. The Flames have struggled against the Bishops recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Eastern Mennonite's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Life Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Life Christian Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Eastern Mennonite struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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