Aucilla Christian is 1-8 against Madison County since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Aucilla Christian Warriors will be playing at home against the Madison County Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Aucilla Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Godby on Thursday as Aucilla Christian made off with a 22-9 win. Considering the Warriors have won five games by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Shaw Lundy
| 02/22/25 @ Port St. Joe | 4 |
| 02/11/25 @ Hamilton County | 3 |
| 03/06/25 @ Godby | 2 |
| 02/25/25 @ Brookwood | 1 |
| 02/21/25 vs Brookwood | 1 |
Shaw Lundy made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Aucilla Christian is undefeated when Lundy posts two or more runs, but 2-4 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caleb Walsh, who scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Aucilla Christian's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't). Hudson Mills was another key player, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
Aucilla Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Madison County got themselves on the board against Munroe on Thursday, but Munroe never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Bobcats with a sharp 20-0 victory. The matchup marked the Cowboys' most dominant win of the season so far.
Micah Newman was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Newman was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Micah Jenkins was a standout: he scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Eli Underhill, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double.
Madison County's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Aucilla Christian, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Madison County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Aucilla Christian has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .440. It's a different story for Madison County, though, as they've only averaged .339. Will they be able to contain Aucilla Christian's hitters?
Aucilla Christian skirted past Madison County 2-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Does Aucilla Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Madison County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
