The Community Christian Academy Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Christian Family Academy Fire at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Community Christian Academy made easy work of Lake Lure Classical Academy and carried off a 20-5 victory.
Mike Flowers made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 13 batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off only two hits. Flowers was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Will Hastings, who scored five runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Hastings is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Landon Norman, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Christian Family Academy gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Thursday. They blew past Lake Lure Classical Academy 10-4.
Like Community Christian Academy, Christian Family Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Lane Parker. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Parker was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Payton Hammond was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Eli Vanderburg was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Community Christian Academy now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Christian Family Academy, their win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-0.
Everything went Community Christian Academy's way against Christian Family Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Community Christian Academy made off with a 21-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Community Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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