Baseball Recap: Jacksonville Christian Academy Sets Scoring Season-High Against Saks

Thunder

Margin (Wins)

03/28/25 @ Saks	21
03/06/25 vs Talladega	17
02/22/25 @ Talladega	16
02/22/25 @ Talladega	16
02/28/25 vs Saks	12

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jacksonville Christian Academy). Everything went their way against the Saks Wildcats on Friday as Jacksonville Christian Academy made off with a 22-1 win. Considering the Thunder have won seven matchups by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Jessie Gannaway made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Gannaway was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Those stolen bases marked the first that he snagged this season.

In other batting news, Jacksonville Christian Academy let Noah Lee and Bryson Dowdey run wild. Lee scored four runs while going 3-for-4, while Dowdey went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Moses Averette was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.

Jacksonville Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .711. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The victory snapped Jacksonville Christian Academy's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-3 record. As for Saks, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-13.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jacksonville Christian Academy will take on Gaylesville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Saks, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Randolph County at 4:30 p.m. on April 8.