Southside Christian will head out on the road to square off against New Life Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Southside Christian fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Wilson Christian Academy on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They came up short against the Chargers, falling 15-5. The Warriors' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Zeke Ragan put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. Ragan was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Nathanael Jewett
| 04/25/25 vs Wilson Christian Academy | 3 |
| 04/10/25 vs Scotland Christian Academy | 3 |
| 04/04/25 @ Living Water Christian | 3 |
| 04/24/25 @ Wilson Christian Academy | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ South Wake | 1 |
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Ragan wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nathanael Jewett, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. Southside Christian is 3-1 when Jewett posts two or more runs, but 1-3 otherwise. Jonah Smith was another, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Meanwhile, New Life Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 11-1 to Southside Christian. That's two games in a row now that New Life Christian Academy has lost by exactly ten runs.
Southside Christian's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for New Life Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Everything went Southside Christian's way against New Life Christian Academy in their previous matchup last Tuesday, as Southside Christian made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southside Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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