Baseball Recap: San Jacinto Christian Academy Has No Trouble Against Midland Christian

Patriots

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 vs Midland Christian	23
02/27/25 @ White Deer	23
02/07/25 vs Sunray	21
04/14/25 vs Midland Christian	15
03/01/25 vs Memphis	15

San Jacinto Christian Academy never let their opponents score on Monday. They put the hurt on the Midland Christian Mustangs with a sharp 23-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won ten contests by nine runs or more so far this season.

Ben Mitchell was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one double and one RBI.

In other batting news, Jacoby Leach and Sy Potter did most of the damage at the plate: Leach scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Potter scored two runs while going 2-for-2. That's the most runs Potter has posted since back in February. Braxten Leach was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

San Jacinto Christian Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in three consecutive games.

San Jacinto Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Midland Christian, they now have a losing record of 12-13.

Looking ahead, San Jacinto Christian Academy will head out on the road to challenge Panhandle Christian Home Educators at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Patriots' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 13.5 runs per game this season. As for Midland Christian, they will square off against Trinity Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.