
Wildcats
03/07/25 @ Medina | 20 |
02/24/25 @ Brentwood Christian | 4 |
02/24/25 vs Brenham Christian Academy | 4 |
02/28/25 @ Faith Academy | 3 |
While New Braunfels Christian Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past the Medina Bobcats 22-2 on Friday. The matchup marked the Wildcats' most dominant victory of the season so far.
David Shoup and Hunter Elrod made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Shoup tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Elrod tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Shoup has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Shoup went 3-for-5 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI, while Elrod went 2-for-5 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave Elrod a new career-high in hits.
In other batting news, Carson Walker and Jack Kahlig did most of the damage at the plate: Walker scored four runs while going 3-for-5, while Kahlig scored five runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Walker also put up three RBI, which were his first of the season. Owen Wells was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-4.
New Braunfels Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
New Braunfels Christian Academy's record now sits at 4-1. As for Medina, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-2.
Coming up, New Braunfels Christian Academy will head out on the road to square off against Knippa at 2:45 p.m. on Friday. Knippa is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season. Medina will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Our Lady of the Hills at 4:00 p.m. on March 18th. Medina also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 6.8 runs per game.
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