Baseball Game Preview: Sylva Bay Academy Saints vs. Lamar Christian Lions

Saints

Runs

03/25/25 @ Lamar Christian	7
03/20/25 @ Newton County Academy	12
03/18/25 vs Newton County Academy	9
03/11/25 @ Hattiesburg HomeSchool	13
03/07/25 @ Enterprise	0
+ 7 more games

For the second straight game, Sylva Bay Academy will face off against Lamar Christian. Sylva Bay Academy will be playing at home against Lamar Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sylva Bay Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.

Sylva Bay Academy is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lamar Christian just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 8-7.

For Lamar Christian's part, Maddox Rimes made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Those nine strikeouts gave Rimes a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.

Rimes wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Blade Davenport, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another was Austin Esser, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Lamar Christian hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sylva Bay Academy struck out nine times.

Lamar Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. Sylva Bay Academy's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 8-4.