The Northside Christian Academy Crusaders will take on the American Leadership Academy Patriots in a tournament on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Northside Christian Academy is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since March 1st last Friday. They came up short against Cardinal Newman, falling 8-2. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Northside Christian Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cade McNeill, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, American Leadership Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 12-2 to Ninety Six.
Brice Cook was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
American Leadership Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Northside Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Northside Christian Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like American Leadership Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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