The Southern Trojans will challenge the Christian Academy-Louisville Centurions at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Southern and Butler had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. Southern blew past Butler 10-4 on Friday.
Richard Hernandez was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hernandez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Enzo Alcina was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in both of his plate appearances. Bronson Taylor Jr was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Christian Academy-Louisville was able to grind out a solid win over Bryan Station on Friday, taking the game 9-5.
Nathan Durston looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kaden Crawford, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Carson Hahn, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and two RBI.
Christian Academy-Louisville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bryan Station only posted an OBP of .391.
The victory got Christian Academy-Louisville back to even at 1-1. As for Southern, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Southern couldn't quite get it done against Christian Academy-Louisville in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 as they fell 7-3. Can Southern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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