Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy is 6-0 against Faith Christian Academy since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy Ospreys will look to defend their home field against Faith Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy has 14 straight wins, Faith Christian Academy has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Carlisle (and have done all season long). Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy's pitcher stepped up to hand Carlisle a 16-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Brodie Edwards made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Edwards has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Edwards was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Rowan Ingraham was a standout: he went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Greg Ghoorahoo was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Faith Christian Academy lost 11-1 to Westover Christian Academy on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Faith Christian Academy has lost by exactly ten runs.
Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy's victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2. As for Faith Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy took their win against Faith Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 14-0. Does Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Faith Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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