Baseball Game Preview: Southside Christian Sabres vs. Chapman Panthers

The Southside Christian Sabres will head out to face off against the Chapman Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Southside Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.

Southside Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over St. Joseph's Catholic. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Sabres have posted since March 25th.

Matt Cauthen

Hits

05/19/25 @ St. Joseph's Catholic	2
05/17/25 vs Powdersville	1
05/06/25 vs Union County	1
04/12/25 vs Campbell	1
03/21/25 vs Palmetto	1
03/11/25 vs Greenville H	2

The team relied heavily on Matt Cauthen, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.

Meanwhile, Chapman was able to grind out a solid win over St. Joseph's Catholic on Saturday, taking the game 4-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.

Southside Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 29-2-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Chapman, their win bumped their record up to 20-8.