Baseball Recap: Sylva Bay Academy Comes Up Short

Saints

Previous 5 Games

03/25/25 @ Lamar Christian	7-8
03/20/25 @ Newton County Academy	12-1
03/18/25 vs Newton County Academy	9-5
03/11/25 @ Hattiesburg HomeSchool	13-0
03/07/25 @ Enterprise	0-7

If Sylva Bay Academy was riding high fresh off their 12-1 takedown of Newton County Academy last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Sylva Bay Academy fell just short of the Lamar Christian Lions by a score of 8-7 on Tuesday. Even though they lost, the Saints' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.2 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

Levi West and Micah Odom stepped up to the plate in a big way. West scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Odom scored three runs while going 2-for-3.

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. As for Lamar Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.

While Sylva Bay Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.