Southside Christian won the last time they faced Corinth Christian Academy, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Southside Christian Patriots came out on top in a nail-biter against the Corinth Christian Academy Warriors and snuck past 8-6. With that victory, Southside Christian brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Chance Walker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Walker has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Walker was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nate Thomas, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Hank Steedley, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Corinth Christian Academy's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Southside Christian's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Corinth Christian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Southside Christian will challenge Open Bible Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Southside Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season. Corinth Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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