Baseball Recap: Springwood Comes Up Short

Springwood managed to slip by Southern Christian the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Springwood Wildcats came up short against the Southern Christian Patriots on Tuesday, falling 17-8. The defeat leaves the Wildcats still looking for their first win of the season.

Tucker Sides was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing Five bases. while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristan Hill, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-5.

Even though they lost, Springwood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Springwood's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Southern Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.

Springwood is taking a road trip to challenge Southern Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Southern Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lafayette Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Southern Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.