Baseball Game Preview: Sherwood Christian Academy Eagles vs. Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors

The Sherwood Christian Academy Eagles will take on the Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Last Thursday, Sherwood Christian Academy made easy work of Turner County and carried off a 10-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.

John Seward and Michael Merritt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Seward tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Meanwhile, Merritt kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Sherwood Christian Academy is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 0-4 otherwise. At bat, Seward scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Merritt scored a run while going 3-for-5.

Qwinton Murray

Runs

04/03/25 vs Turner County	2
03/27/25 @ Turner County	2
03/17/25 vs Dougherty	2
04/01/25 vs Monroe	1
04/01/25 vs Monroe	1
+ 3 more games

In other batting news, Qwinton Murray was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Sherwood Christian Academy is 2-1 when Murray posts two or more runs, but 2-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was John Butler, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Sherwood Christian Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Southwest Georgia Academy hadn't done well against Terrell Academy recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Warriors blew past the Eagles 12-6. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Southwest Georgia Academy's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Sherwood Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.