Baseball Recap: Scotland Christian Academy Has No Trouble Against Living Water Christian

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Scotland Christian Academy). They put the hurt on the Living Water Christian Warriors with a sharp 22-3 victory on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Saints with their most commanding win of the season.

James Sheffield was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Kadin Mintar, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.

Scotland Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Living Water Christian only posted a batting average of .091.

Scotland Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Living Water Christian, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-9.

Coming up, Scotland Christian Academy will square off against Southside Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Saints' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Living Water Christian, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on American Leadership Academy at 3:30 p.m. on the 23rd.