The Sherwood Christian Academy Eagles will head out to square off against the Dougherty Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Sherwood Christian Academy will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Last Thursday, Sherwood Christian Academy made easy work of Turner County and carried off a 10-3 victory.

John Seward
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John Seward and Michael Merritt made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Seward tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Meanwhile, Merritt kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Seward has become a key player for Sherwood Christian Academy: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 2-5 otherwise. At bat, Seward scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Merritt scored a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Qwinton Murray, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Sherwood Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 2-5 when he doesn't). John Butler was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Sherwood Christian Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Dougherty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 19-7 to Southwest DeKalb. While the Trojans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 4-0 in the first period.
Kameron Knighton and Courtney Love did some serious damage despite the final result: Knighton went 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Love scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Dougherty's defeat dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Sherwood Christian Academy, their record is now 4-6.
Sherwood Christian Academy suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Dougherty in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.