The Heritage Christian Academy Lions will challenge the Harvest Christian Academy Saints at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Lions on Friday. Heritage Christian Academy lost 9-1 to Coram Deo Academy Rhetoric. The match marked Heritage Christian Academy's lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Harvest Christian Academy waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Warriors 14-1. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by eight runs or more this season.
Adam Abernathy made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Peyton Ellison, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-4. Those five stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Cleary, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Harvest Christian Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in three consecutive matchups.
Harvest Christian Academy's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Heritage Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Heritage Christian Academy suffered a grim 12-6 defeat to Harvest Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will the Lions have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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