The First Academy Eagles will take on the City of Life Christian Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (First Academy has three straight wins, City of Life Christian Academy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Friday. Everything went First Academy's way against Altamonte Christian as First Academy made off with an 18-1 victory.
Damien Bean made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Bean was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Dylan Bell was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Dominick Peterson, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
First Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .833. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, City of Life Christian Academy fell victim to Geneva and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to the Knights, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
City of Life Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for First Academy, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
First Academy came up short against City of Life Christian Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2015, falling 5-0. Can First Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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