Baseball Recap: Sherwood Christian Academy Snaps 11-Game Streak of Losses at Home

After having lost a blowout in their previous game, Sherwood Christian Academy was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Monroe Golden Tornadoes by a score of 5-1. This was a revenge game for the Eagles: when they faced off against the Golden Tornadoes on Tuesday, they had to take a 10-4 defeat.

The team relied heavily on Aaron Mackey, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Michael Merritt, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Eagles

On Base Percentage

04/01/25 vs Monroe	54.2%
04/01/25 vs Monroe	45.8%
03/06/25 @ Fullington Academy	42.9%
03/21/25 vs Southland Academy	36.4%
03/17/25 vs Dougherty	34.8%

Sherwood Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .542. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Sherwood Christian Academy's victory ended an 11-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-6. As for Monroe, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last 11 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season.

Sherwood Christian Academy will square off against Turner County at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Eagles are facing the Titans at the right time seeing as the Titans are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Monroe, they will take on Westover at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Patriots have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12 runs per game on average), something the Golden Tornadoes will no doubt try to take advantage of.