Baseball Preview: Southside Christian Patriots vs. Open Bible Christian
Southside Christian is 1-7 against Open Bible Christian since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Southside Christian Patriots will take on Open Bible Christian at 11:00 a.m. Southside Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Southside Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 win over Corinth Christian Academy.
Chance Walker made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Walker has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Walker was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Nate Thomas was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Hank Steedley, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, while it was Open Bible Christian who put the first points on the board two weeks ago, it was Corinth Christian Academy who put up more. Open Bible Christian fell just short of Corinth Christian Academy by a score of 10-8. Open Bible Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Southside Christian's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Open Bible Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Southside Christian came up short against Open Bible Christian in their previous meeting back in April, falling 8-5. Can Southside Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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